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Answer for the clue "Star featuring in musical is terrific ", 6 letters:
a-list

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Word definitions for a-list in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A-list is a term that alludes to major movie stars, or the most bankable in the Hollywood film industry or to major recording artists, major international sports stars or other occupations such as the most successful film directors, certain high profile ...

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.

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.).

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.