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Sparkling company gathered around field (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

agleam

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'sparkling' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'company gathered around field' is the wordplay.
'company' becomes 'agm' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'gathered around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'field' becomes 'lea' (lea can mean a meadow or field of grass).
'agm' enclosing 'lea' is 'AGLEAM'.

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(Other definitions for agleam that I've seen before include "scintillating" , "Bright" , "Shining brightly" , "Sparkling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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