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I'm Norma: rely on being transformed into famous actress (7,6)

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I believe the answer is:

marilyn monroe

'famous actress' is the definition.
(legendary Hollywood actress)

'i'm norma rely on being transformed' is the wordplay.
'being transformed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'im'+'norma'+'rely'+'on'='imnormarelyon'
'imnormarelyon' with letters rearranged gives 'MARILYN MONROE'.

'into' is the link.

(Other definitions for marilyn monroe that I've seen before include "US actress - Norma in my role! (anag)" , "1956 Bus Stop star" , "Norma Jean Baker" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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