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Harassed magistrate disregards it though they're a massive celebrity (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

megastar

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'celebrity' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Huge celebrity' mean 'megastar' so perhaps 'celebrity' could also mean 'megastar')

'harassed magistrate disregards it' is the wordplay.
'harassed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'disregards' suggests deleting specific letters.
'magistrate' with 'it' taken out is 'magsrate'.
'magsrate' is an anagram of 'MEGASTAR'.

'though they're a massive' is the link.
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(Other definitions for megastar that I've seen before include "Great Sam (anag)" , "One v. famous" , "Huge celebrity" , "Very famous artist" , "A-list celeb" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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