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Cool character that's written for star (3,6)

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I believe the answer is:

fan letter

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'written for star' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'cool character' is the wordplay.
'cool' becomes 'fan' (I've seen this in other clues).
'character' becomes 'letter' (letter is a kind of character).
'fan'+'letter'='FAN LETTER'

'that's' is the link.

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(Other definitions for fan letter that I've seen before include "Enthusiastic missive" , "Missive from an admirer" , "What may be sent to celebrity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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