Glowed brightly (5)

I believe the answer is:

shone

(Other definitions for shone that I've seen before include "Gave off light" , "did brilliantly" , "Excelled; glowed" , "Gleamed" , "Radiated, emitted light" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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