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Yes, lightweight is playable

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"Lightweight" Definition

noun

A boxer competing in this weight division.
A contestant in this weight division.
A person of little ability, intelligence, influence, or importance.
A similar weight division in other sports, such as weightlifting.
A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 135 pounds (60.7 kilograms), between junior lightweight and junior welterweight.

adjective

Having no significance or influence: a lightweight intellect.
Sports Of, relating to, or characteristic of a lightweight: the lightweight title.
Weighing relatively little; not heavy: lightweight clothing; a lightweight wood.
Lacking in earnestness, ability, or profundity .
Having less than average weight .

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