The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 plus 4 letter word PERFORMING ARTS
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result PERFORMING ARTS
- Theatrical endeavours giving rise to star?
- Is star doing it on stage?
- Some hesitation creating content for roles in opera, musical theatre etc
- E.g. drama and ballet star?
- Star could conceivably emerge from this ballet etc
- A budding star cast for live Carnatic music and Bharatanatyam, maybe?
- Disciplines studied by dancing star?
- Description of theatre and music person creating star, possibly
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "opera, musical theatre etc" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case opera, musical theatre etc = performing arts.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.