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Agent taking out fine player (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

actor

'player' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'agent taking out fine' is the wordplay.
'agent' becomes 'factor' (business term for a representative).
'taking out' is a deletion indicator.
'fine' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'factor' with 'f' taken out is 'ACTOR'.

(Other definitions for actor that I've seen before include "Luvvy" , "Person performing on stage or screen" , "Stage-player" , "Cruise maybe" , "Player - performer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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