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Film actress in the dress circle (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

garbo

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

'the dress circle' is the wordplay.
'the dress' becomes 'garb' (synonyms).
'circle' becomes 'O' (O is a circle).
'garb'+'o'='GARBO'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for garbo that I've seen before include "film star? Yes and no" , "Old film actress" , "film-star" , "Female player once" , "Swedish-born actress" .)

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