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Star comes back in luggage-van (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vega

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

'comes back in luggage-van' is the wordplay.
'comes back' says the letters should be written backwards.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'agev' is hidden within 'luggage van'.
'agev' back-to-front is 'VEGA'.

(Other definitions for vega that I've seen before include "Bright star of constellation Lyra" , "Gave turn to a star" , "Brightest star of constellation Lyra" , "Star in Lyra; grassy plain (Spanish)" , "heavenly body" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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