Pigeonholes kind actors (9)
I believe the answer is:
typecasts
'pigeonholes' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to thinking as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'kind actors' is the wordplay.
'kind' becomes 'type' (type is a kind of kind).
'actors' becomes 'casts' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'type'+'casts'='TYPECASTS'
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I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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