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Shone like gold we refined (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

glowed

'shone' is the definition.
('glow' can be a synonym of 'shine')

'gold we refined' is the wordplay.
'refined' indicates anagramming the letters.
'gold'+'we'='goldwe'
'goldwe' anagrammed gives 'GLOWED'.

'like' is the link.

(Other definitions for glowed that I've seen before include "Shone" , "Gave out light - like some worms?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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