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Radiance of religious figure drawn into temptation (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lustre

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'radiance of religious figure' is the definition.
'lustre' can be an answer for 'radiance' (lustre is a kind of radiance). I'm not certain of the 'of religious figure' bit.

'drawn into temptation' is the wordplay.
'drawn' becomes 'st' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'into' indicates putting letters inside.
'temptation' becomes 'lure' (lure is a kind of temptation).
'st' going into 'lure' is 'LUSTRE'.

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(Other definitions for lustre that I've seen before include "Result (anag) -- gloss" , "Polish" , "Sheen - glaze" , "Glory, distinction" , "brilliance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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