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See the light, maybe, while providing fuel to the Italian parliamentarian (3,4)

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I believe the answer is:

oil lamp

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'see the light maybe while' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'fuel to the italian parliamentarian' is the wordplay.
'fuel' becomes 'oil' (oil is a type of fuel).
'to the italian' becomes 'la' ('the' in Italian).
'parliamentarian' becomes 'MP' (Member of Parliament).
'oil'+'la'+'mp'='OIL-LAMP'

'providing' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for oil lamp that I've seen before include "Early means of illumination" , "Light that burns kerosene" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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