Star ties knots for entertainers (8)
I believe the answer is:
artistes
'for entertainers' is the definition.
(artiste is a kind of entertainer)
'star ties knots' is the wordplay.
'knots' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'knotted' mean this).
'star'+'ties'='starties'
'starties' anagrammed gives 'ARTISTES'.
(Other definitions for artistes that I've seen before include "Public performers" , "Professional entertainers, singers or dancers" .)