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Star map a gent ripped up without right (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pentagram

'star' is the definition.
(I know that pentagram is a type of star)

'map a gent ripped up without right' is the wordplay.
'ripped up' indicates an anagram.
'without' indicates putting letters inside ('without' can be similar in meaning to 'outside').
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'map'+'a'+'gent'='mapagent'
'mapagent' is an anagram of 'pentagam'.
'pentagam' enclosing 'r' is 'PENTAGRAM'.

(Other definitions for pentagram that I've seen before include "Five pointed star" , "Five-pointed star" , "magical symbol" , "Star-shaped figure" , "Mystical symbol" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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