Award of merit (4)
I believe the answer is:
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">award of merit</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for star that I've seen before include "Astronomer - dreamer" , "Eg, Betelgeuse" , "E.g.Sirius" , "Glamorous celebrity" , "See 5" .)