Shone like the gold we melted (6)
I believe the answer is:
glowed
'shone' is the definition.
('glow' can be a synonym of 'shine')
'the gold we melted' is the wordplay.
'melted' is an anagram indicator.
'gold'+'we'='goldwe'
'goldwe' anagrammed gives 'GLOWED'.
'like' is the link.
(Other definitions for glowed that I've seen before include "Shone" , "Gave out light - like some worms?" .)