Lovers very soon excited a star (10)
I believe the answer is:
inamoratas
'lovers' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are plural nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'soon excited a star' is the wordplay.
'soon' becomes 'in a mo' (in a mo).
'excited' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'star'='astar'
'astar' anagrammed gives 'ratas'.
'inamo'+'ratas'='INAMORATAS'
'very' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for inamoratas that I've seen is " lover? Not just one!".)