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Superstar picked up by gangbuster for loafing (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

idleness

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'for loafing' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'superstar picked up by gangbuster' is the wordplay.
'superstar' becomes 'idol' (idol can mean a celebrity).
'picked up' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'gangbuster' becomes 'ness' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'idol' sounds like 'idle'.
'idle'+'ness'='IDLENESS'

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(Other definitions for idleness that I've seen before include "State of inactivity" , "Disinclination to work" , "I'm having nothing to do" , "Inactivity, indolence" , "Lazy quality" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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