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Sparkle misplaced in Tallis etc (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scintillate

'sparkle' is the definition.
(to scintillate is to sparkle or gleam)

'misplaced in tallis etc' is the wordplay.
'misplaced' is an anagram indicator (letters in the wrong places).
'in'+'tallis'+'etc'='intallisetc'
'intallisetc' with letters rearranged gives 'SCINTILLATE'.

(Other definitions for scintillate that I've seen before include "Twinkle - sparkle" , "Coruscate" , "give sparkling performance" , "Flash, sparkle" , "Emit flashes of light" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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