Big star initially shows gratitude (6)

Question

A cryptic clue I originally wrote in a card to my cryptic crossword sensei:

Big star initially shows gratitude (6)

score 22 · Accepted Answer · answered May 08 '18 at 14:44

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A big possibility is:

THANKS

Explanation:

Tom Hanks, initially THanks, was the star of the film Big.

answered May 08 '18 at 14:44

Tom

I don't quite follow the wordplay here. Is it (G+unaxf?)(Rot 13) – Sid May 08 '18 at 14:46
Sid, I think as you have above and I suppose (vavgvnyyl whfg npgf ba uvf svefg anzr, ohg fubhyq ba obgu?)(Rot13) – Tom May 08 '18 at 14:54

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered May 08 '18 at 14:44

5

Alternative answer:

Tyrese (Gibson) - big movie star, initial two letters in his name are an acronym for “thank you”

answered May 08 '18 at 14:44

ferret

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Where do you get the RESE part? In a cryptic clue, all the letters need to be covered. – Gilles 'SO- stop being evil' May 08 '18 at 20:08
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FYI: https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/45984/cryptic-clue-guide – Tas May 09 '18 at 02:17

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