New ideas to which actors may be deaf (5)

I believe the answer is:

aside

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'which actors may be deaf' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'new ideas' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates an anagram.
'ideas' anagrammed gives 'ASIDE'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for aside that I've seen before include "Remark not for hearing" , "In reserve; actor's remark to audience" , "Digression" , "secretly" , "Words spoken apart in an undertone" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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