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Individual consumed by the actor's dramatic workplace during the period when all things Rocky had a mass appeal

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stone age

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'dramatic workplace during the period when all things rocky had a mass appeal' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'individual consumed by the actor's' is the wordplay.
'individual' becomes 'one'.
'consumed by' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'the actor's' becomes 'stage' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'one' going within 'stage' is 'STONE-AGE'.

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(Other definitions for stone age that I've seen before include "Hard time" , "Neolithic" , "Go, senate to ancient era before metal was discovered" , "Early period" , "Primitive period" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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