Light unit (5)
I believe the answer is:
lumen
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">light unit</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(lumen is a kind of light unit)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for lumen that I've seen before include "Unit of light flux" , "Unit of luminous flux" .)