The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 5 letter word STAR SIGNS
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More clues leading to the result STAR SIGNS
- Top performer makes commitment to join group including Leo?
- Celebrity autographs reveal Leo and 11 others
- Ram and goat etc exciting ratings aboard ship
- Celebrity notices heavenly houses
- . Celebrity indicates horoscope data
- Onboard, staring madly, finding guidance from the heavens
- Fresh grass isn’t for bull and goat, say?
- Archer and others succeeded after initially seeing terrible ratings
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The straight part
We know that "Leo and 11 others" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case leo and 11 others = star signs.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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