What does the cryptic crossword clue "Some rays of light seen in headland fire (6)" mean?

The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). IR (synonym="=some rays of light, i.e. infrared") in SPIT (synonym="=headland, tongue of land") = SPIRIT The answer is SPIRIT.

Some rays of light seen in headland fire (6)

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