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In several ways, to us, she looks a star (5)

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I believe the answer is:

venus

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'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...

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(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" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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