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Exile not at home with actors (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

outcast

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

'not at home with actors' is the wordplay.
'not at home' becomes 'out' (out can mean away from home).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'actors' becomes 'cast' (group of actors).
'out'+'cast'='OUTCAST'

(Other definitions for outcast that I've seen before include "One rejected by group" , "Social pariah or reject" , "One has been rejected by friends or society" , "Discarded" , "Pariah, society reject" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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