Orion's belt has three bright ones (5)

I believe the answer is:

stars

(Other definitions for stars that I've seen before include "Heavenly bodies" , "Leading actors" , "Horoscope (colloq.)" , "Celestial bodies of hot gases" , "Celebs - constellation" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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