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Silent actor's bonus (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

extra

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This might be a double definition.

'silent actor's' is the first definition.
'extra' can be an answer for 'actor's' (extra is a type of actor). I'm unsure of the 'silent' bit.

'bonus' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

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(Other definitions for extra that I've seen before include "comes to 16 [TEST MATCH]" , "outside" , "Not a standard item" , "lesser player" , "particularly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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