Cancel e-book about A-lister (5)

I believe the answer is:

celeb

'a-lister' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'cancel e-book about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates a hidden word (the clue goes around or about the answer).
'CELEB' is hidden in the letters of 'cancel e book'.

(Other definitions for celeb that I've seen before include "popular star" , "Prominent figure" , ""Personality"" , "Famous person (abbr)" , "Big name" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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