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One actor fired perhaps, with nothing written on sort of paper (5,9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

blank cartridge

'one actor fired perhaps' is the definition.
(an actor might fire a blank cartridge from a gun)

'nothing written on sort of paper' is the wordplay.
'nothing' becomes 'blank' (I've seen this before).
'written on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'sort of paper' becomes 'cartridge' (cartridge paper).
'blank'+'cartridge'='BLANK CARTRIDGE'

'with' acts as a link.

(Another definition for blank cartridge that I've seen is " It contains no bullet".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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