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Having exchanged parts, withdraw stage curtain (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

backdrop

'stage curtain' is the definition.
(a backdrop hangs behind actors)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for backdrop that I've seen before include "Theatrical scenery" , "Wider view" , "Setting for a scene" , "Scenery hung at the rear of a stage" , "Painted rear stage cloth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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