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Backing America to create a proven star (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

supernova

'star' is the definition.
(supernova is a kind of star)

'backing america to create a proven' is the wordplay.
'backing' says the letters should be written backwards.
'america' becomes 'us' (abbreviation for the United States**).
'to create' indicates anagramming the letters.
'us' reversed gives 'su'.
'a'+'proven'='aproven'
'aproven' anagrammed gives 'pernova'.
'su'+'pernova'='SUPERNOVA'

(Other definitions for supernova that I've seen before include "The sort of star" , "Star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous" , "cosmic explosion" , "it puts an end to a starry career" , "Star in decline" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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