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Star brought back in luggage van (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vega

'star' is the definition.
(Vega is an example)

'brought back in luggage van' is the wordplay.
'brought back' is a reversal indicator.
'in' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'agev' is hidden in the letters of 'luggage van'.
'agev' written backwards gives 'VEGA'.

(Other definitions for vega that I've seen before include "Star in Lyra; grassy plain (Spanish)" , "Fifth brightest star" , "Gave turn to a star" , "First magnitude star" , "heavenly body" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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