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10 awg is fine for 20 amps so if your lighting circuit takes less that that (2400 watts on 120 v or 4800 watts on 240 v) it is OK. If your lights take less current and you have to buy the wire, use thinner wire of the correct size. Look up AWG wire tables.

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