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Team with genuine line-up of stars (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sidereal

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'of stars' is the definition.
(sidereal means relating to the stars)

'team with genuine' is the wordplay.
'team' becomes 'side' (both can mean a sports team).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'genuine' becomes 'real' (similar in meaning).
'side'+'real'='SIDEREAL'

'line-up' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for sidereal that I've seen before include "Relating to the constellations" , "Of the stars or constellations" , "Relating to the distant stars" , "involving stars" , "Like stars" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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