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Movie maker collapsed in one (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fellini

'movie maker' is the definition.
(director Federico Fellini)

'collapsed in one' is the wordplay.
'collapsed' becomes 'fell' (I've seen this before).
'one' becomes 'i' (roman numeral).
'fell'+'in'+'i'='FELLINI'

(Other definitions for fellini that I've seen before include "Federico ------- (1920-1993), Italian film director" , "Italian film-maker, d. 1993" , "It. director of Satyricon" , "Federico --, Italian film producer" , "It. film director (La Dolce Vita)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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