The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SPARKLED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SPARKLED
- Toboggan going around field was glittering
- Small stand with light showed brilliance
- Son at entrance to playground was first to get animated
- Was glitzy snow vehicle seen outside recreation area?
- Taken around play area, toboggan was scintillating
- Circling park, winter vehicle was scintillating
- Winter vehicle, touring grounds, glistened
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The straight part
We know that "showed brilliance" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case showed brilliance = sparkled.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 SPARKLED mean?
SPARKLED verb- To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles
- (by extension) To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle
- To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to glisten; to flash.
- To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to effervesce
- To emit in the form or likeness of sparks.
- To disperse.
- To scatter on or over.