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Type of light lake punt associated with Royal Navy (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lantern

'type of light' is the definition.

'lake punt associated with royal navy' is the wordplay.
'lake' becomes 'l'.
'punt' becomes 'ante' (anteing is a kind of punting).
'associated with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'royal navy' becomes 'rn'.
'l'+'ante'+'rn'='LANTERN'

(Other definitions for lantern that I've seen before include "Leading light" , "Portable light source" , "Transparent case for holding a light" , "Light in a transparent protective case" , "Enclosed light" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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