He could play a wild Croat (5)

I believe the answer is:

actor

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'he could play a' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'wild croat' is the wordplay.
'wild' is an anagram indicator.
'croat' with letters rearranged gives 'ACTOR'.

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(Other definitions for actor that I've seen before include "Luvvy" , "One with role" , "For example, Colman" , "Thespian, stage performer" , "one to take on roles" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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