Trousers with wide bottoms (6)

I believe the answer is:

flares

(Other definitions for flares that I've seen before include "Trousers with legs widening at the bottom" , "Devices producing bright lights as signal" , "Wide-bottomed trousers" , "Sudden brief bursts of bright light" , "Unfashionable trousers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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