Cryptic crossword clue
Finally fading, dim light 4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GLOW

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The straight part
We know that "light" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case light = glow.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does GLOW mean?

GLOW noun
  1. The state of a glowing object.
  2. The condition of being passionate or having warm feelings.
  3. The brilliance or warmth of color in an environment or on a person (especially one's face).
GLOW verb
  1. To give off light from heat or to emit light as if heated.
  2. To radiate some emotional quality like light.
  3. To gaze especially passionately at something.
  4. To radiate thermal heat.
  5. To shine brightly and steadily.
  6. To make hot; to flush.
  7. To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn.

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