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Celebrity given sack, so show off (4-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

name-drop

'show off' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'celebrity given sack' is the wordplay.
'celebrity' becomes 'name' (as in a 'big name').
'given' says to put letters next to each other.
'sack' becomes 'drop' (I've seen this before).
'name'+'drop'='NAME-DROP'

'so' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for name-drop that I've seen before include "Refer to famous people in familiar way to impress" , "Casually mention famous people you know" , "Boast of acquaintance" , "Casually mention VIP friends" , "Mention celebrities to impress" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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