Alkali metal, Li (7)

I believe the answer is:

lithium

(Other definitions for lithium that I've seen before include "Lightest-known metal" , "Light metal element" , "Lightest metallic element" , "Lightest alkali metal" , "Silver-white metal (symbol: Li)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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