Hindu festival of lights (6)

I believe the answer is:

diwali

'hindu festival of lights' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for diwali that I've seen before include "religious festival" , "Hindu festival; I'd wail (anag.)" , "Light festival" , "Indian festival" , "Hindu festival of lights" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times, the LA Times, The Times and The Wall Street Journal.

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