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Where actors have no right to shuffle around (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ascot

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'shuffle around' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'where actors have no right' is the wordplay.
'where' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'have no' suggests deleting specific letters.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'actors' with 'r' taken out is 'actos'.
'actos' with letters rearranged gives 'ASCOT'.

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ascot that I've seen before include "Posh racecourse" , "Society race meeting" , "Fungus affecting wood" , "Where the Queen often sees racehorses" , "Racing to the strange coast" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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