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One old-fashioned star (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

idol

'star' is the definition.
(idol is a kind of star)

'one old-fashioned' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral**).
'fashioned' indicates an anagram.
'old' anagrammed gives 'dol'.
'i'+'dol'='IDOL'

(Other definitions for idol that I've seen before include "Film star" , "Much-loved actor" , "Object of false worship" , "Figure worshipped - sounds like someone in 7 8" , "As before, fake" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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