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Acclaim some rising digital celebrities (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eclat

'acclaim' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'some rising digital celebrities' is the wordplay.
'rising' says the letters should be written in reverse (letters written upwards in a down clue).
'some' says the answer is hidden in the clue (some parts of the word are used).
'talce' is hidden within 'digital celebrities'.
'talce' back-to-front is 'ECLAT'.

(Other definitions for eclat that I've seen before include "Brilliant success - striking effect" , "Splash" , "Showy effect (Fr.)" , "Conspicuous success or distinction - in France" , "Distinguished success" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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