Make half of Istanbul notice style icon (11)

I believe the answer is:

fashionista

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'notice style icon' is the definition.
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'make half of istanbul' is the wordplay.
'make' becomes 'fashion' (both can mean manufacture).
'half of' means to take half the letters.
'istanbul' with half the letters taken is 'ista'.
'fashion'+'ista'='FASHIONISTA'

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