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Recasts poor player (7)

Ross

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" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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