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Start generating below-average radiance (4)

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I believe the answer is:

glow

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'radiance' is the definition.
(I know that radiance can be written as glow)

'start generating below-average' is the wordplay.
'start' suggests taking the first letters.
'below-average' becomes 'low' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
The initial letter of 'generating' is 'g'.
'g'+'low'='GLOW'

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(Other definitions for glow that I've seen before include "Shine with heat" , "Shine with warmth, emotion" , "Give out light without flame" , "Radiate or redden" , "Give out steady light" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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