Listen, playing it adds the sparkle to Christmas (6)

I believe the answer is:

tinsel

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'it adds the sparkle to christmas' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'listen playing' is the wordplay.
'playing' indicates an anagram.
'listen' is an anagram of 'TINSEL'.

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(Other definitions for tinsel that I've seen before include "Glittering Christmas strip" , "Enlist the glittering decoration" , "Inexpensive sparkly stuff" , "At Christmas it might be seen" , "Listen (anag) - yarn interwoven with glitter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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