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Will Halley's arrive on Tuesday? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

comet

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'will halley's' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'arrive on tuesday?' is the wordplay.
'arrive' becomes 'come' (synonyms).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'tuesday?' becomes 't'.
'come'+'t'='COMET'

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(Other definitions for comet that I've seen before include "One is named after Edmond Halley" , "High-flyer" , "Object in space with bright centre and long hazy tail" , "Tailed space traveller" , "Heavenly visitor" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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