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In RADA, get trained to become an actor (9)

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I believe the answer is:

tragedian

'an actor' is the definition.
(tragedian is a kind of actor)

'in rada get trained' is the wordplay.
'trained' indicates an anagram (to train can mean to grow something into a shape).
'in'+'rada'+'get'='inradaget'
'inradaget' anagrammed gives 'TRAGEDIAN'.

'to become' is the link.

(Other definitions for tragedian that I've seen before include "Egad, I rant about dramatic actor" , "Egad, I rant about actor in sad drama" , "Serious actor" , "actor in Macbeth?" , "A great din (anag) - actor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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