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Lighter work around shopping centre, this person recalled (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oil lamp

'lighter' is the definition.
(something which lights things up)

'work around shopping centre this person recalled' is the wordplay.
'work' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus**).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'shopping centre' becomes 'mall' (I've seen this before).
'this person' becomes 'i'.
'recalled' is a reversal indicator.
'mall'+'i'='malli'
'malli' back-to-front is 'illam'.
'op' going around 'illam' is 'OIL LAMP'.

(Other definitions for oil lamp that I've seen before include "Early means of illumination" , "Light that burns kerosene" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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