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Bury lass on front of rocket -- for such a space journey? (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

interstellar

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'front of rocket for such a space journey?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'bury lass' is the subsidiary indication.
'bury' becomes 'inter' ('inter' can be a synonym of 'bury').
'lass' becomes 'stellar' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'inter'+'stellar'='interstellar'

'on' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for interstellar that I've seen before include "In deep space" , "Occurring between stars" , "realm of Star Trek" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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