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Moulding and shaping a star female (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

astragal

'moulding' is the definition.
(astragal is a kind of moulding)

'shaping a star female' is the wordplay.
'shaping' is an anagram indicator.
'female' becomes 'gal' (gal is a kind of female).
'a'+'star'='astar'
'astar' with letters rearranged gives 'astra'.
'astra'+'gal'='ASTRAGAL'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for astragal that I've seen before include "wooden strip" , "Beaded moulding for edging furniture" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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