Second-brightest star visible in British night skies (8)

I believe the answer is:

arcturus

(Other definitions for arcturus that I've seen before include "Bright red giant" , "first-magnitude star" , "single star" , "Star (the Bearward)" , "Very bright star" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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