The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 5 letter word TALENT SCOUT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result TALENT SCOUT
- Noel's act is silly, with expression of disapproval about that ... coming from me?
- One hunting for a gift?
- One looking for that special something in cryptic clues, not tat!
- Person looking for new stars ordered lens cut to a T
- Discoverer of stars having latest count wrong
- Old coins depreciated essentially, revealed recruiting agent
- Recruiter, volunteer fast to approach Supreme Court to get out
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Person looking for new stars" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case person looking for new stars = talent scout.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.