### Clue: Rising stars around independent channel (5)
### Answer: SINUS 
 ### Explanation: Definition: channel
 **Reversal of**(Rising, in a down clue) SUNS(stars in the universe, like our own) **containing**(around) I(abbrev. for "Independent", the newspaper, or one not belonging to any political party).
Defn: A hollow cavity/channel within the bones between your eyes.