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Creative skill from excited star, I hear (8)

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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" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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