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Shakespearean actress? (4,8)

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anne hathaway

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(Other definitions for anne hathaway that I've seen before include "Famous wife" , "Mrs Shakespeare" , "The Bard wooed and won her" , "Shakespeare's wife" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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