What an actor might seek in isolation? (5)
I believe the answer is:
apart
'in isolation?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'what an actor might seek' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'an' could be 'a' and 'a' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'part' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for apart that I've seen before include "Isolated" , "out on a limb?" , "in bits" , "Separated; to one side" , "Asunder" .)