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Street light to go off (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stray

'go off' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'street light' is the wordplay.
'street' becomes 'st' (abbreviation).
'light' becomes 'ray' (ray is a kind of light).
'st'+'ray'='STRAY'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for stray that I've seen before include "Deviate" , "Waif and - -" , "Drift - isolated" , "Vagrant" , "Lost pet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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