Star witnesses in first issue? (4)
I believe the answer is:
magi
'star witnesses' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'first issue?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'first' could be 'i' (I in Roman numerals eg Elizabeth I) and 'i' is present in the answer.
'issue?' could be 'mag' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'mag' is located in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for magi that I've seen before include "Star witnesses" , "The three Wise Men of Bethlehem" , "Three Wise Men from the East" , "Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar" , "Bearers of gold, frankincense and myrrh?" .)