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Shine like firework, endlessly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sparkle

'shine' is the definition.
(I know that sparkle is a more specific form of the action shine)

'firework endlessly' is the wordplay.
'firework' becomes 'sparkler' (sparkler is a kind of firework).
'endlessly' means to remove the last letter.
'sparkler' with its final letter removed is 'SPARKLE'.

'like' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sparkle that I've seen before include "Glittering light" , "Flash brightly" , "Gleam" , "Be vivacious and witty" , "dash" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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