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Fanatical about an ascendant singer (7)

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I believe the answer is:

madonna

'singer' is the definition.
(American singer)

'fanatical about an ascendant' is the wordplay.
'fanatical' becomes 'mad' (I've seen this in another clue).
'about' becomes 'on' (as in a book 'on' a certain topic).
'ascendant' says the letters should be written backwards (in a down clue, going upwards).
'an' written backwards gives 'na'.
'mad'+'on'+'na'='MADONNA'

(Other definitions for madonna that I've seen before include "Religious work" , "Picture or statue of the Virgin Mary" , "Like a Virgin singer" , "religious painting" , "American pop singer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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