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Muslim star with new single (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sunni

'muslim' is the definition.
(I know that Sunni is a type of muslim)

'star with new single' is the wordplay.
'star' becomes 'sun' (the Sun is a star).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'new' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation eg NT for New Testament).
'single' becomes 'i' (one).
'sun'+'n'+'i'='SUNNI'

(Other definitions for sunni that I've seen before include "Form of religion" , "Indian fig tree with aerial roots" , "Member of another Muslim sect" , "One branch of Islam" , "Islamic faction" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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