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Allure of grand old Hollywood actress (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

glamour

'allure' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'grand old hollywood actress' is the wordplay.
'grand' becomes 'g' (G is short for grand as in a thousand).
'old hollywood actress' becomes 'lamour' (Dorothy Lamour).
'g'+'lamour'='GLAMOUR'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for glamour that I've seen before include "Groomed beauty, allure" , "Alluring beauty, romantic aura" , "Voluptuous allure" , "appeal" , "Alluring quality" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Telegraph.
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