Emitted light (5)
I believe the answer is:
shone
'emitted light' is the definition.
(shining is a kind of emiting light)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for shone that I've seen before include "Excelled; glowed" , "Gave off light" , "Radiated, emitted light" , "Sparkled" , "Gleamed" .)