Kind of complex skill star almost elevated (7)
I believe the answer is:
electra
'kind of complex' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'skill star almost elevated' is the wordplay.
'skill' becomes 'art' (both can mean a talent).
'star almost' becomes 'cele' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'elevated' is a reversal indicator (in a down clue, letters go up).
'art'+'cele'='artcele'
'artcele' back-to-front is 'ELECTRA'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for electra that I've seen before include "Agamemnon's daughter" , "Greek mythic woman has an odd Celt ear" , "Mythical woman with a complex?" , "type of complex" , "female in tragedy" .)