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Exceptional performance, kind rendered in Shakespearean role (6,2,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prince of denmark

'shakespearean role' is the definition.
(Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark)

'exceptional performance kind' is the wordplay.
'exceptional' indicates an anagram.
'performance'+'kind'='performancekind'
'performancekind' is an anagram of 'PRINCE OF DENMARK'.

'rendered in' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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