The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SIRIUS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SIRIUS
- Flag raised, American star
- Phone assistant, American star
- Stimulant that’s chewed by American star
- Russia endlessly struggling to attract international star
- Flag raised by country star
- Star teacher is going round university
- Flower-girl turned up with American star
- It illuminates honorable man joining institute in America
- With the eye-curtain raiser we see the brightest star
- Important-sounding dog star
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The straight part
We know that "Star" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case star = sirius.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.