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Star here, I fancy, is something observed from the Moon (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

earthrise

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'star here i fancy is something observed from the moon' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'star here i fancy' is the wordplay.
'fancy' indicates an anagram.
'star'+'here'+'i'='starherei'
'starherei' anagrammed gives 'EARTHRISE'.

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(Another definition for earthrise that I've seen is " Dawn on the moon".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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