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Case of cameo by Hitchcock inspiring one using what could be coke? (4-5)

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I believe the answer is:

coal-fired

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'case of cameo by hitchcock inspiring one using what could be coke?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'of cameo by hitchcock inspiring one using what could be coke?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is present in the answer.
'one' could be 'i' (Roman numeral) and 'i' is located in the answer.
'coke?' could be 'c' ('C' can be a synonym of 'coke') and 'c' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'alfred' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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