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Shown up by a space traveller (7)

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moonlit

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'shown' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech. However, past participle verbs and adjectives can sometimes define each other.

'up by a space traveller' is the wordplay.
'up' becomes 'lit' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'a space traveller' becomes 'moon' (I've seen this before).
'lit' after 'moon' is 'MOONLIT'.

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(Other definitions for moonlit that I've seen before include "Illuminated by night" , "Gently illuminated" , "like Titania's unlucky meeting" , "Tom lion (anag)" , "like the bank Jessica used?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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