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Very bright star (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nova

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">very bright star</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for nova that I've seen before include "Star briefly brightening" , "Star that suddenly increases in brightness" , "Exploding star" , "Star that becomes much brighter for short time" , "Star showing a sudden, brief increase in luminosity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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