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He'll do, in part (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

actor

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'part' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'he'll do' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'do' could be 'act' (I've seen this before) and 'act' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'or' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for actor that I've seen before include "Thesp" , "Gielgud, say" , "One taking part" , "I pretend" , "For example, Colman" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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