Radiant coal (5)

I believe the answer is:

ember

(Other definitions for ember that I've seen before include "Cryptic question" , "Remnant of bonfire" , "Just a glimmer" , "Still smouldering fragment of wood or coal" , "Glowing cinder" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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