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Arrive on time to see heavenly body (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

comet

'heavenly body' is the definition.
(comet is a kind of heavenly body)

'arrive on time' is the wordplay.
'arrive' becomes 'come' (coming is a kind of arriving).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'time' becomes 't'.
'come'+'t'='COMET'

'to see' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for comet that I've seen before include "astronomical sight" , "Small celestial body" , "Tailed heavenly body" , "Celestial object" , "Heavenly body with a fiery tail" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Mirror.
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