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Powerless actor gets suspended (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hamstrung

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

'actor gets suspended' is the wordplay.
'actor' becomes 'ham' (ham actor is a kind of actor).
'gets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'suspended' becomes 'strung' (I've seen this before).
'ham'+'strung'='HAMSTRUNG'

(Other definitions for hamstrung that I've seen before include "Made ineffective" , "Stymied" , "Powerless" , "restricted" , "Crippled" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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