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Kind of complex skill star almost elevated (7)

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I believe the answer is:

electra

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'kind of complex' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'skill star almost elevated' is the wordplay.
'skill' becomes 'art' (both can mean a talent).
'star almost' becomes 'cele' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'elevated' is a reversal indicator (in a down clue, letters go up).
'art'+'cele'='artcele'
'artcele' back-to-front is 'ELECTRA'.

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(Other definitions for electra that I've seen before include "Agamemnon's daughter" , "Greek mythic woman has an odd Celt ear" , "Mythical woman with a complex?" , "type of complex" , "female in tragedy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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