Rancher makes versatile animal act (5,7)

I believe the answer is:

snake charmer

'animal act' is the definition.

'rancher makes versatile' is the wordplay.
'versatile' is an anagram indicator.
'rancher'+'makes'='ranchermakes'
'ranchermakes' is an anagram of 'SNAKE-CHARMER'.

(Other definitions for snake charmer that I've seen before include "Musical performer" , "Entertainer who plays music to reptiles" , "Serpent trainer" , "Indian performer?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.

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