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Gin before openings may have let down many actors (9)

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I believe the answer is:

trapdoors

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'have let down many actors' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'gin before openings' is the wordplay.
'gin' becomes 'trap' (I've seen this in other clues).
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'openings' becomes 'doors' (I've seen this before).
'trap'+'doors'='TRAPDOORS'

'may' is the link.

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(Another definition for trapdoors that I've seen is " Drops".)

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