Creative skill from excited star, I hear (8)
I believe the answer is:
artistry
'creative skill' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'excited star i hear' is the wordplay.
'excited' indicates an anagram.
'hear' becomes 'try' (synonyms).
'star'+'i'='stari'
'stari' anagrammed gives 'artis'.
'artis'+'try'='ARTISTRY'
'from' is the link.
(Other definitions for artistry that I've seen before include "poetic skill" , "The skill to create works of art" , "Skilled workmanship" , "ability" , "Performer's skill" .)