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Ringo, a celebrity by right (5)

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I believe the answer is:

starr

'ringo' is the definition.
(Ringo Starr of the Beatles)

'a celebrity by right' is the wordplay.
'a celebrity' becomes 'star' (a star is a celebrity or famous person).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'star'+'r'='STARR'

(Other definitions for starr that I've seen before include "English rock star and drummer, b. 1940" , "rush up north" , "Beatle Ringo" , "Ringo --, drummer" , "Ringo - (The Beatles)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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