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Gloomy about actors (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overcast

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

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

(Other definitions for overcast that I've seen before include "Overacts, being gloomy" , "not entirely fair" , "State of the sky when it is covered by clouds" , "Sunless" , "Gloomy like cloudy sky" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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