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Addresses nun restraining delayed Christian, who's an American filmstar (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

slater

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'christian who's an american filmstar' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'addresses nun restraining delayed' is the wordplay.
'addresses nun' becomes 'sr' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'restraining' indicates putting letters inside.
'delayed' becomes 'late' (running late).
'sr' placed around 'late' is 'SLATER'.

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(Other definitions for slater that I've seen before include "High-up person" , "High-reaching worker perhaps" , "Man on top" , "Alerts (anag) - building worker" , "Does one abuse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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