Film-maker eschewing padding (4)

I believe the answer is:

lean

I believe this is a double definition.

'film-maker' is the first definition.
(filmmaker David Lean)

'eschewing padding' is the second definition.
(stripped down or lacking surplus material)

(Other definitions for lean that I've seen before include "without success" , "Meagre" , "With no fat; slope" , "English film director" , "Tend towards being thin" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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