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Answer for the clue "A star in Leo approximately 43 light years from Earth ", 8 letters:
denebola

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
second-brightest star in Leo, from Latinized corruption of Arabic dhanab al-(asad) "tail of the lion." In 18c., often simply Deneb .

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Denebola brachycephala is an extinct whale belonging to the family Monodontidae . It is the earliest known ancestor of the beluga , Delphinapterus leucas , and dates from the Upper Miocene period. A fossil was found in the Baja California peninsula , indicating ...

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The smaller and less vague of them clung to the outer edge of the turquoise Xi Ursae Majoris Sector, beyond the bright beacon of Denebola, on the right of the display as viewed from where Corin sat and about a fourth of the way "north" from its equator.