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Shot as a dart from Caesar heavenwards (2,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ad astra

'from caesar heavenwards' is the definition.
('to the stars' in Latin, eg for Julius Caesar)

'shot as a dart' is the wordplay.
'shot' is an anagram indicator.
'as'+'a'+'dart'='asadart'
'asadart' with letters rearranged gives 'AD ASTRA'.

(Another definition for ad astra that I've seen is " to the stars".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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