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Light? Emphatically! (4)

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I believe the answer is:

very

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This might be a double definition.

'light?' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)

'emphatically' is the second definition.
Both the answer and definition are adverbs. Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for very that I've seen before include "type of light" , "- light is a flare" , "To a high degree or extent" , "jolly British!" , "To a large extent" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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