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As Errol rose, Peter also acted (5)

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I believe the answer is:

lorre

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'acted' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'as errol rose peter' is the wordplay.
'errol' anagrams to 'LORRE'.
Though, I'm not sure how this is indicated.

'also' is the link.

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(Another definition for lorre that I've seen is " Former actor".)

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