Crossword Genius

A starry role, with moon involved? (10,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

astronomer royal

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'a starry role with moon involved?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'a starry role with moon involved?' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'involved?' indicates an anagram (involved can mean confusing or complex).
'starry'+'role'+'moon'='starryrolemoon'
'starryrolemoon' with letters rearranged gives 'stronomerroyal'.
'a'+'stronomerroyal'='ASTRONOMER ROYAL'

Can you help me to learn more?

(Another definition for astronomer royal that I've seen is " Appointed skywatcher".)

Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app