Space object with a tail (5)

I believe the answer is:

comet

(Other definitions for comet that I've seen before include "Rudolph's companion" , "high-flier" , "Orbiting extraterrestrial body" , "Shooting star" , "Line of rotation" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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