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Light discharge (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fire

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'light' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'discharge' is the second definition.
('fire' can be a synonym of 'discharge')

(Other definitions for fire that I've seen before include "Sack; conflagration" , "Flames; passion" , "Flame - dismiss - shoot" , "Dismiss; bake in a kiln" , "Manually operated device for dealing with flames" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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