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Half perused books, given another Kindle (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

relit

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'another kindle' is the definition.
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'half perused books given' is the wordplay.
'half' indicates taking half.
'perused' becomes 'read' (I've seen this in another clue).
'books' becomes 'lit' (abbreviation for literature).
'given' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'read' with half the letters taken is 're'.
're'+'lit'='RELIT'

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(Other definitions for relit that I've seen before include "Tiler (anag.)" , "in flames again" , "Again fired" , "Kindled anew" , "Illuminated again" .)

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