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Stargazer's delay over current constellation (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

galileo

'stargazer's' is the definition.
(Galileo Galilei)

'delay over current constellation' is the wordplay.
'delay' becomes 'lag' (lag is a kind of delay).
'over' says the letters should be written backwards.
'current' becomes 'i' (symbol for electric current).
'constellation' becomes 'leo' (Leo is an example).
'lag' reversed gives 'gal'.
'gal'+'i'+'leo'='GALILEO'

(Other definitions for galileo that I've seen before include "Famous scientist" , "US unmanned space-craft launched in 1989 to investigate Jupiter" , "Pioneer scientist" , "It. C 16 to 17 astronomer" , "Great Italian astronomer and physicist of 17th century, suppressed by Church" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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