Someone famous (abbr) (5)

I believe the answer is:

celeb

(Other definitions for celeb that I've seen before include "Famous person (colloq.)" , "Famous person (abbr)" , "popular star" , "Famous person (sl.)" , ""Personality"" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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