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Celebrity acquiring new line and identifier in computer system (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

filename

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'identifier in computer system' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'celebrity acquiring new line' is the wordplay.
'celebrity' becomes 'fame' (celebrity can mean the quality of being famous).
'acquiring' is an insertion indicator.
'new' is an anagram indicator.
'line' is an anagram of 'ilen'.
'fame' going around 'ilen' is 'FILENAME'.

'and' is the link.

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(Another definition for filename that I've seen is " Computer record identifier".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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