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Lighted match? (8,4)

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I believe the answer is:

floodlit game

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'lighted match?' is the definition.
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'lighted match?' is the wordplay.
'lighted' becomes 'floodlit' (floodlighting is a kind of lighting).
'match?' becomes 'game' (I've seen this before).
'floodlit'+'game'='FLOODLIT GAME'

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