The brightest star in the constellation Boötes (8)

I believe the answer is:

arcturus

(Other definitions for arcturus that I've seen before include "first-magnitude star" , "Bootes red giant" , "single star" , "Bright red giant" , "Star (the Bearward)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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