Prolific correspondent shows novel to guy who made a number of films (4,6)

I believe the answer is:

paul newman

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'made a number of films' is the definition.
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'prolific correspondent shows novel to guy' is the wordplay.
'prolific correspondent shows' becomes 'paul' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'novel' becomes 'new' (novel means new or fresh).
'to guy' becomes 'man' (guy can informally mean a man).
'paul'+'new'+'man'='PAUL NEWMAN'

'who' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for paul newman that I've seen is " Star".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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