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I also corrected poor actor's display of misery (9,5)

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I believe the answer is:

crocodile tears

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'actor's display of misery' is the definition.
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'i also corrected poor' is the wordplay.
'poor' indicates anagramming the letters.
'i'+'also'+'corrected'='ialsocorrected'
'ialsocorrected' is an anagram of 'CROCODILE TEARS'.

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(Other definitions for crocodile tears that I've seen before include "these are shed" , "no real show of pity" , "sign of insincerity" , "Insincere show of sorrow" , "false signs of sympathy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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