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Star seer altered claim again (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reassert

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'star seer altered claim again' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'star seer altered' is the wordplay.
'altered' is an anagram indicator.
'star'+'seer'='starseer'
'starseer' anagrammed gives 'REASSERT'.

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(Other definitions for reassert that I've seen before include "State with force" , "Again make statement" , "Pronounce once more" , "Make one's presence felt once more" .)

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