Cryptic crossword clue
Very light one of them may be 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FLARES

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What does FLARES mean?

1. A sudden bright light.
2. A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.
3. A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.
4. A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.
5. (in plural) Bell-bottom trousers.
6. The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
7. A low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders.
8. A route run by the running back, releasing toward the sideline and then slightly arcing upfield looking for a short pass.
9. Short for lens flare.

1. To cause to burn.
2. To cause inflammation; to inflame.
3. To open outward in shape.
4. To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
5. To blaze brightly.
6. To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.
7. To shine out with gaudy colours; to be offensively bright or showy.
8. To suddenly happen or intensify.
9. To suddenly erupt in anger.
10. To be exposed to too much light.

1. Bell-bottoms, pants with flared legs.

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