Ring of light around a luminous object (6)

I believe the answer is:

corona

(Other definitions for corona that I've seen before include "Ring round the sun or moon" , "Glow or circle of light" , "Sun's gaseous envelope" , "Part of the sun's atmosphere visible during a total eclipse" , "fiery halo" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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