Smoker's accessory easier to pick up (7)

I believe the answer is:

lighter

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'smoker's accessory' is the definition.
(a cigarette lighter)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for lighter that I've seen before include "more blonde" , "More manageable" , "Barge - alternative to match" , "relieved of some cargo?" , "Vessel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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