The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ANTARES
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ANTARES
- Soldier and war-god making brilliant point to those on the ground
- Star soldiers are taken in
- Star of panto was leaving wings with resolution
- Star books into empty Astoria on first of September
- Worker, 20 star
- Embraced by Grant, a respectable star
- Star workers are being taken in
- Star ‘urries following worker
- Workers are taken in by a star...
- Star almost near another star, perhaps
Buddy explains!
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 = antares.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.