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Film company boss and satellite (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

studio

'film company' is the definition.
(as in a film studio)

'boss and satellite' is the wordplay.
'boss' becomes 'stud' (both can mean a metal decoration).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'satellite' becomes 'Io' (Io is a moon of Jupiter).
'stud'+'io'='STUDIO'

(Other definitions for studio that I've seen before include "Film production company" , "Apartment with one main room" , "Workroom for 27 down" , "Film company - artist's atelier" , "Artist's place of work" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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