Cryptic crossword clue
Celebrity broke open some sweets 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word STARBURST

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result STARBURST

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The straight part
We know that "sweets" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sweets = starburst.
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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What does STARBURST mean?

STARBURST noun
  1. A violent explosion, or the pattern (likened to the shape of a star) supposed to be made by such an explosion.
  2. A symbol similar to an asterisk, but with additional rays: ✺.
  3. A region of space with an unusually high rate of star formation.
  4. A period in time during which a region of space experiences an unusually high rate of star formation.
STARBURST verb
  1. (of a region of space) To experience an unusually high rate of star formation.
  2. To explode; to burst out violently via, or in such a manner as to cause, an explosion.
  3. To make a starburst pattern.
  4. To refract and sparkle.

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