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Pragmatic type dealing with leading celebrities... (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

realist

'pragmatic type' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'dealing with leading celebrities' is the wordplay.
'dealing with' becomes 're' (regarding).
'leading' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (some letters go in front of others).
'celebrities' becomes 'alist' (A-list).
're'+'alist'='REALIST'

(Other definitions for realist that I've seen before include "Plato, for example" , "Non-dreamer?" , "One who sees things in a practical way" , "Someone who's pragmatic" , "Pragmatist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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