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Light fittings, fifty SI base units (5)

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I believe the answer is:

lamps

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

'fifty si base units' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'fifty' could be 'l' (Roman numeral) and 'l' is found in the answer.
'units' could be 'amps' (the amp is a unit of electrical current) and 'amps' is located in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for lamps that I've seen before include "Lights" , "Devices for giving light" , "light fittings" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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