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Answer for the clue "Most celebrated people ", 6 letters:
a-list

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Word definitions for a-list in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The Conservative A-List or Priority List was a list of United Kingdom candidates drawn up by Conservative Central Office at the behest of David Cameron after his election as party leader in December 2005, aimed as a means of broadening the number of Conservative ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
in celebrity sense, 1984, from A in the sense of "first, best" (as in A-1 ) + list (n.).

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context chiefly US English) Best of the group; top. n. (context chiefly US English) An informal list of people in any of several categories (but especially in the entertainment industry) who are most admired, desirable or bankable.

Usage examples of a-list.

His private room number was disclosed so offhandedly I had to conclude that neither a Grammy Award nor a gunshot wound is enough to elevate a bass player to the A-list at Cedars.

Toss in Imposters, Dick's account of a human scientist hunted by aliens, one of whom has usurped his place, a film that several A-list scriptwriters tried unsuccessfully to doctor and which since has been yanked from distribution, and you will gather that Dick's immediate cinematic future is to consist of megablasts of brightly hued, hack-writer-generated meadow muffin, augmented by great glorioso dollops of Flatulaphonic sound, aimed at an undiscerning popcorn- feeding subspecies that can be found grazing the multiplexes with its young, living proof that Dick's first major theme still has relevance in contemporary society.