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Settle on a lamp, perhaps (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alight

'settle' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'on a lamp perhaps' is the wordplay.
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'lamp perhaps' becomes 'light' (lamp is a kind of light).
'a'+'light' is 'ALIGHT'.

(Other definitions for alight that I've seen before include "Descend from vehicle" , "(Of bird) settle" , "staying in?" , "Land; burning" , "Get down from, say bus" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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