Describes Van Gogh's famous night scene - extraordinary artistry which ignorant outsiders disregard (6)

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starry

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(Other definitions for starry that I've seen before include "Of celebrities" , "Stellar" , "Astral" , "It describes the sky on a cloudless night" , "''..., ... Night'' (Don McLean's Vincent)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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