The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GLEAM
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result GLEAM
- Shine, putting energy into a sort of rock
- Glow, good meal being cooked
- Polish sign about pasture being genetically-modified
- Prepare good meal in a flash
- Ray: gather name’s changed to Miles
- Ray Winstone’s back into ’70s style
- Publication’s written up about the French light glow
- Flash Gordon loathes emperors, adversarial Ming for starters
- Brief appearance by male model after midnight
- Energy observed in beautiful sparkle
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The straight part
We know that "Ray" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ray = gleam.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does GLEAM mean?
GLEAM noun- A small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.
- A glimpse or hint; an indistinct sign of something.
- Brightness or shininess; splendor.
- To shine; to glitter; to glisten.
- To be briefly but strongly apparent.
- To disgorge filth, as a hawk.