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Actor prepared for emergency (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

understudy

(Other definitions for understudy that I've seen before include "One prepared to take over from leading actor" , "emergency role" , "reserve?" , "one's hoping to get on" , "one covers part" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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