The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 plus 4 letter word SHOOTING STAR
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More clues leading to the result SHOOTING STAR
- One making meteoric progress at Bisley, say?
- One making meteoric progress — at Bisley?
- Travelling light?
- A fireball, Annie Oakley?
- Ace marksman, famous cinematographer or granter of wishes sent from heaven?
- Making a movie on a celebrity, a nightly feature
- What pap’s doing for Leonid maybe
- Photographing celebrity’s heavenly body
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "One making meteoric progress/at Bisley?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one making meteoric progress/at bisley? = shooting star.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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