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Member joining top celebrities: one sticking to the law (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

legalist

'one sticking to the law' is the definition.
(a legalist advocates following the law)

'member joining top celebrities' is the wordplay.
'member' becomes 'leg' (member can mean a limb).
'joining' says to put letters next to each other.
'top celebrities' becomes 'alist' (the A-list means very famous people).
'leg'+'alist'='LEGALIST'

(Other definitions for legalist that I've seen before include "Strict lawyer" , "One adhering to the detail of the law" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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