Thespians (6)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">thespians</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('actor' can be a synonym of 'thespian')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for actors that I've seen before include "The Gleeson boys, say" , "eg 9 & 11 across" , "Theatrical performers" , "They 23 down" , "Thespians" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">thespians</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(actress is a kind of thespian)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for actresses that I've seen before include "Starlets" , "Female impersonators" , "Stage performers" , "Girls in play" , "Female performers" .)