Premiere ignoring latest top performer (4)
I believe the answer is:
star
This clue could be a double definition.
'premiere' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)
'top performer' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)
'ignoring latest' acts as a link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may belong to one of the definitions.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for star that I've seen before include "Actor in a principal role" , "White blaze on a horse's forehead" , "Take the lead role" , "Eg, Betelgeuse" , "appear above others?" .)