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Leading lady looking hot strayed from path (5)

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I believe the answer is:

erred

'strayed from path' is the definition.

'leading lady looking hot' is the wordplay.
'leading lady' becomes 'er' (Elizabeth Regina).
'looking hot' becomes 'red'.
'er'+'red'='ERRED'

(Other definitions for erred that I've seen before include "Strayed from the straight and narrow" , "Made mistakes" , "was inaccurate" , "Committed a sin" , "Made mistake, was incorrect" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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