One of The Greens giving the go-ahead, as the amount of vehicles on the road isn't heavy (7,5)

I believe the answer is:

traffic light

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(Other definitions for traffic light that I've seen before include "one wants it to be green" , "Vehicle flow controller" , "A shining contribution to road safety" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.

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