Star-shaped measure used in the country (8)

I believe the answer is:

stellate

'star-shaped' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'measure used in the country' is the wordplay.
'measure' becomes 'ell' (historical unit of length).
'used in' is an insertion indicator.
'the country' becomes 'state' ('state' can be a synonym of 'country').
'ell' inserted into 'state' is 'STELLATE'.

(Another definition for stellate that I've seen is " making five points, typically".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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