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Light flickering from fine sparkly fabric (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flame

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

'fine sparkly fabric' is the wordplay.
'fine' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'sparkly fabric' becomes 'lame' (I've seen this in another clue).
'f'+'lame'='FLAME'

'flickering from' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for flame that I've seen before include "Evidence of fire" , "Glowing part of fire" , "lover?" , "Brilliant orange-red" , "object of one's affection" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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