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Lighter and warmer finally, after a fire is lit (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fairer

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

'warmer finally after a fire is lit' is the wordplay.
'finally' says to take the final letters.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'is lit' is an anagram indicator (lit can mean drunk).
The last letter of 'warmer' is 'r'.
'a'+'fire'='afire'
'afire' is an anagram of 'faire'.
'r' after 'faire' is 'FAIRER'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for fairer that I've seen before include "Cleaner" , "More equitable or blonde" , "more sunny" , "Blonder" , "More blond or equitable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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