Astronomical object with tail and wake incomplete (5)
I believe the answer is:
comet
'astronomical object with tail' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'wake incomplete' is the wordplay.
'wake' becomes 'come to' (I've seen this before).
'incomplete' means to remove the last letter.
'cometo' with its final letter removed is 'COMET'.
'and' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for comet that I've seen before include "Rudolph's companion" , "Heavenly visitor" , "Tailed heavenly body" , "Line of rotation" , "Celestial body with luminous tail" .)