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The smallest and coolest kind of star on the main sequence (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

red dwarf

(Other definitions for red dwarf that I've seen before include "Small old cooling star" , "Small, cool star - TV show" , "Old cool star" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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