Recasts poor player (7)
I believe the answer is:
actress
'player' is the definition.
(actress is a kind of player)
'recasts poor' is the wordplay.
'poor' indicates anagramming the letters.
'recasts' is an anagram of 'ACTRESS'.
(Other definitions for actress that I've seen before include "Theatrical female" , "Terry, say" , "eg Emma Thompson" , "Female thespian" , "Female stage-player" .)