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Celebrity outdoes returning long-distance traveller (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spaceman

'long-distance traveller' is the definition.

'celebrity outdoes returning' is the wordplay.
'celebrity' becomes 'name' (I've seen this before).
'outdoes' becomes 'caps'.
'returning' says the letters should be written backwards.
'name'+'caps'='namecaps'
'namecaps' in reverse letter order is 'SPACEMAN'.

(Other definitions for spaceman that I've seen before include "Astronaut" , "Out-of-this-world chap?" , "High flier" , "Armstrong, say" , "one requiring a supply of oxygen?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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