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Tree with tip-top heavenly body (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

planet

'heavenly body' is the definition.
(planet is a type of heavenly body)

'tree with tip-top' is the wordplay.
'tree' becomes 'plane tree' (plane is a type of tree).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'tip-top' becomes 't' (top of the word 'tip-').
'plane'+'t'='PLANET'

(Other definitions for planet that I've seen before include "body in orbit" , "One orbiting star" , "Venus, for example" , "Sun's orbiter" , "Eg, a ruby" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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