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German male managed to shine (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gleam

'shine' is the definition.
(gleam is a kind of shine)

'german male managed' is the wordplay.
'german' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'managed' indicates an anagram.
'male' with letters rearranged gives 'leam'.
'g'+'leam'='GLEAM'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for gleam that I've seen before include "Coruscate" , "Glisten" , "Beam of soft light, comes and goes" , "Shine brightly" , "Small stream of light" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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