Russian astronaut (9)

I believe the answer is:

cosmonaut

(Other definitions for cosmonaut that I've seen before include "Yuri Gagarin, for example" , "Spaceman" , "Russian space traveller" , "Long distance traveller" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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