Brightest star in the constellation Cygnus (5)

I believe the answer is:

deneb

(Other definitions for deneb that I've seen before include "Be Ned (anag) - brightest star in Cygnus" , "First magnitude star in Cygnus" , "Bright star in Cygnus" , "The star Alpha Cygni" , "Bright star; be end (anag.)" .)

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

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