Southern sailor gave promising signs, resembling a heavenly body (4-6)
I believe the answer is:
star-shaped
'promising signs resembling a heavenly body' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'southern sailor gave' is the wordplay.
'southern' becomes 's' (abbreviation).
'sailor' becomes 'tar' (tar can mean a sailor).
'gave' becomes 'shaped' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
's'+'tar'+'shaped'='STAR-SHAPED'
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I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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