Play the drunk in the film (4)

I believe the answer is:

reel

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'the film' is the definition.
(reel is a kind of film)

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(Other definitions for reel that I've seen before include "Folk dance" , "Whirl around" , "long stretch of film" , "Part of a film; stagger" , "Drum - dance - music" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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