Stranded drivers' signals (6)

I believe the answer is:

flares

(Other definitions for flares that I've seen before include "Unfashionable trousers" , "Blazes of light" , "Bell-bottom trousers" , "Distress lights" , "Wide-bottomed trousers" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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