Appearing in 'Giant', a respected star (7)

I believe the answer is:

antares

'star' is the definition.
(Antares is an example)

'appearing in giant a respected' is the wordplay.
'appearing in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'ANTARES' can be found hidden inside 'giant a respected'.

(Other definitions for antares that I've seen before include "Star reddened" , "Red supergiant star in Scorpio; nae star (anag.)" , "RS [RED STAR]" , "Red supergiant star in Scorpius" , "brilliant point" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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