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A super celebrity like myself and a terrific sailor (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

megastar

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'a super celebrity' is the definition.
'megastar' can be an answer for 'celebrity' (I have seen 'Huge celebrity' mean 'megastar' so perhaps 'celebrity' could also mean 'megastar'). I'm unsure of the 'a super' bit.

'myself and a terrific sailor' is the wordplay.
'myself' becomes 'me'.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a terrific sailor' becomes 'gastar' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'me'+'gastar'='MEGASTAR'

'like' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for megastar that I've seen before include "Top performer" , "Exceptionally famous man" , "famous entertainer" , "One v. famous" , "Huge celebrity" .)

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