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Made progress in the film industry? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

developed

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'made progress in the film industry?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to bodily activities as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'made progress' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'progress' could be 'develop' (I've seen this before) and 'develop' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ed' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for developed that I've seen before include "complex perhaps" , "Grew, progressed, evolved" , "Like film suitable for viewing" , "Caught" , "mature" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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