Cryptic crossword clue
Sad vain poseur I passed over for an outstanding star 9

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

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What does SUPERNOVA mean?

SUPERNOVA noun
  1. The explosion of a star, which increases its brightness to typically a billion times that of our sun, though attenuated by the great distance from our sun. Some leave only debris (Type I); others fade to invisibility as neutron stars (Type II).

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