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Snapshot in South Africa shows star (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spica

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

'snapshot in south africa' is the wordplay.
'snapshot' becomes 'pic' (I've seen this before).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'south africa' becomes 'sa' (abbreviation).
'pic' placed within 'sa' is 'SPICA'.

'shows' is the link.

(Other definitions for spica that I've seen before include "Bright star" , "Virgo's brightest star" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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