What is the correct way to enter a float pointer?

What am I messing up here? I am simply trying to enter a number as a dynamic float. I get the error:

error C2679: binary '>>' : no operator defined which takes a right-hand operand of type 'float *' (or there is no acceptable conversion)

Code:

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cout << "Enter a number: ";
float* entry;
entry = new float;
cin >> entry;                                // Compliler does not like the cin       
cin.ignore(100, '\n');
cout << endl << endl << "Value entered: " << entry << endl << endl;

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cin>>(*entry)

Why are you using a pointer? Why not just use a normal float?

Grrrrrrr, I forgot about de-referencing.

As for why...because I couldn't remember how :p

Thanks for the help.