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Star has beer with detective in hayshed about one (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aldebaran

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'star' is the definition.
(Aldebaran is an example)

'beer with detective in hayshed about one' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'about' could be 'a' (abbreviation in Chambers) and 'a' is located in the answer.
'one' could be 'an' (an apple is one apple) and 'an' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'has' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for aldebaran that I've seen before include "Red giant in Taurus" , "big star" , "Dear Laban (anag) - star in Taurus" , "Taurus's leading star" , "Highlight" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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