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Actor a little wooden, ironically (2,4)

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I believe the answer is:

de niro

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'actor' is the definition.
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'a little wooden ironically' is the wordplay.
'a little' says the answer is hidden in the clue (a little bit of the clue).
'DE NIRO' is hidden in the letters of 'wooden ironically'.

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(Other definitions for de niro that I've seen before include "American actor, b. 1943" , "Robert . . . . . ., film star of ''Taxi Driver'' and ''Raging Bull''" , "Robert -, Oscar-winning US actor" , "Actor who plays mainly tough characters" , "Starred in The Godfather and Raging Bull" .)

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