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Increase sunlight, did you say? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raise

'increase' is the definition.
(I know that raise is a type of increase)

'sunlight did you say?' is the wordplay.
'sunlight' becomes 'rays'.
'did you say?' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'rays' is a homophone of 'RAISE'.

(Other definitions for raise that I've seen before include "Make higher" , "rally" , "Increased earnings in America" , "Bring up - an increase in pay" , "Lift, elevate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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