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Actor playing Bonnie Prince Charlie? (9)

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I believe the answer is:

pretender

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'actor' is the definition.
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'playing bonnie prince charlie?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'prince' could be 'pr' and 'pr' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for pretender that I've seen before include "One acting" , "Claimant, like Bonnie Prince Charlie" , "Claimant to a throne, usually without just title" , "One who claims a title or position" , "fake" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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