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Agents dropping fine group of players (6)

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actors

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'players' is the definition.
('actor' can be a synonym of 'player')

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(Other definitions for actors that I've seen before include "Luvvies" , "Theatrical performers" , "They 23 down" , "eg 9 & 11 across" , "Players on stage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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