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A good actor could be an art thief (5-7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scene-stealer

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'a good actor' is the definition.
'scene-stealer' can be an answer for 'actor' (scene-stealer is a kind of actor). I am unsure of the 'a good' bit.

'an art thief' is the wordplay.
'an art' becomes 'scene' (scene is a kind of art).
'thief' becomes 'stealer' (I've seen this in another clue).
'scene'+'stealer'='SCENE-STEALER'

'could be' is the link.

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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