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Actor who rebuilt a barn the same as before (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brando

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'actor who rebuilt a' is the definition.
'brando' can be an answer for 'actor' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the remainder of the definition.

'barn the same as before' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'barn' is 'bran' which is present in the answer.
'same' could be 'do' and 'do' is present in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for brando that I've seen before include "SECOND PART OF 13" , "Marlon . . . . . ., star of ''On The Waterfront'' (6)" , "'The Godfather'?" , "heart-throb" , "actor in 4 26 21 [A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE]" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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