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She can be strikingly enlightening (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vesta

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'be strikingly enlightening' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'she' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'she' could be 'esta' and 'esta' is found in the answer.
A single letter 'v' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'can' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for vesta that I've seen before include "Stave (anag.)" , "Roman goddess; match" , "Asteroid; goddess; match" , "heavenly body" , "Roman goddess of the hearth" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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