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Shone when there was a gale out at sea (7)

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I believe the answer is:

gleamed

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

'gale out at sea' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'sea' becomes 'med' (abbreviation of Mediterranean).
'gale' anagrammed gives 'glea'.
'glea'+'med'='GLEAMED'

'when there was a' is the link.
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(Other definitions for gleamed that I've seen before include "Shone" , "As eyes did" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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