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After November, around noon, getting light (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lantern

'light' is the definition.
(lantern is a kind of light)

'after november around noon' is the wordplay.
'after' becomes 'later' (I've seen this before**).
'november' becomes 'n' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'noon' becomes 'n'.
'later'+'n'='latern'
'latern' enclosing 'n' is 'LANTERN'.

'getting' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for lantern that I've seen before include "Cased lamp" , "Light-admitting structure on roof" , "Light in a protective casing" , "It illuminates" , "Portable light source" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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