In several ways, to us, she looks a star (5)
I believe the answer is:
venus
'star' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'in several ways to us she looks a' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'us' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ven' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for venus that I've seen before include "Planet; goddess" , "Brightest planet" , "One of the planets" , "Second nearest planet to the sun" , "The embodiment of Love" .)