The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DRACO
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More clues leading to the result DRACO
- Fare includes vehicle for returning group of stars
- Old knave maybe knocked back, seeing stars
- Harsh legislator sending old humorist to Heaven?
- Sort of lizard Jack maybe flipped over
- Love following e.g. Queen around – star group
- Laid-back character first to oppose man of strict judgments
- Greek lawmaker is to do without car club
- Lizard: breed shedding tail in effect?
- Famous physicist, one seen out with old group of stars
- Old character going around with some of the stars
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