Lacking the potential to be famous (7)

I believe the answer is:

notable

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'be famous' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'lacking the potential' is the wordplay.
'lacking' becomes 'no' (eg lacking money means with no money).
'the potential' becomes 'table' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'no'+'table'='NOTABLE'

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for notable that I've seen before include "well known" , "Ton bale (anag.)" , "Great" , "Outstanding" , "Worthy of attention, significant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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