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Extra actors in cloudy conditions (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overcast

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'extra actors in cloudy conditions' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'extra actors' is the wordplay.
'extra' becomes 'over' (both can mean left over).
'actors' becomes 'cast' (group of actors).
'over'+'cast'='OVERCAST'

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(Other definitions for overcast that I've seen before include "(Of sky) cloudy, dull" , "Overacts, being gloomy" , "State of the sky when it is covered by clouds" , "The sky covered by dark clouds" , "State of a dark cloudy sky" .)

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