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Southern sailor gets shiner (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

star

'shiner' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'southern sailor' is the wordplay.
'southern' becomes 'S' (abbreviation).
'sailor' becomes 'tar' (slang term for a sailor).
's'+'tar'='STAR'

'gets' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for star that I've seen before include "Celebrated performer" , "Twinkling celestial body" , "Five-pointed figure" , "feature in film" , "Celebrity in the world of entertainment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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