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Shooting star (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

meteor

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">shooting star</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that shooting star can be written as meteor)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for meteor that I've seen before include "streaker?" , "Glowing body entering atmosphere" , "Small extraterrestrial body" , "Remote type of heavenly body" , "Solar System body" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, the Penny Press, The Sun, the Evening Standard, The Mirror, The Star Tribune, The Times, The Telegraph, the USA Today, The Guardian and The New York Times.
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