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Star will need collection at the end of the day (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sunset

'the end of the day' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'star will need collection' is the wordplay.
'star' becomes 'sun' (the Sun is a star).
'will need' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'collection' becomes 'set' (set is a kind of collection).
'sun'+'set'='SUNSET'

'at' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sunset that I've seen before include "Dusk" , "Close of day" , "Twilight time" , "brilliant decline?" , "Period of decline" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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