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A hormone, something orbiting larger body (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

asteroid

'something orbiting larger body' is the definition.
(rocky body orbiting the sun)

'a hormone' is the wordplay.
'hormone' becomes 'steroid' (steroid hormone is a kind of hormone).
'a'+'steroid'='ASTEROID'

(Other definitions for asteroid that I've seen before include "Small celestial body moving around the sun" , "space traveller" , "Any of the small planets revolving around the sun" , "Minor planet" , "Bit of rock that moves around the heavens" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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