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Star sent back in luggage van (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vega

'star' is the definition.
(star in the constellation Lyra)

'sent back in luggage van' is the wordplay.
'sent back' says the letters should be written backwards.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'agev' can be found hidden inside 'luggage van'.
'agev' backwards is 'VEGA'.

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

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