Background actor chewed soft chicken? (3,6)
I believe the answer is:
bit player
'background actor' is the definition.
'bit player' can be an answer for 'actor' (I have seen 'Minor actor' mean 'bit player' so perhaps 'actor' could also mean 'bit player'). I'm unsure of the 'background' bit.
'chewed soft chicken?' is the wordplay.
'chewed' becomes 'bit'.
'soft chicken?' becomes 'player' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'bit'+'player'='BIT PLAYER'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bit player that I've seen before include "minor party" , "extra" , "Actor with minor part" .)