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Part of action, a director’s lowest point (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nadir

'lowest point' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'part of action a director's' is the wordplay.
'part of' indicates a hidden word.
'NADIR' is hidden in the letters of 'action a directors'.

(Other definitions for nadir that I've seen before include "All-time low" , "The lowest point of anything" , "worst-case scenario?" , "Dinar (anag.)" , "deep despair" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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