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Trained genuine young actress

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I believe the answer is:

ingenue

'young actress' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'trained genuine' is the wordplay.
'trained' is an anagram indicator (to train can mean to grow something into a shape).
'genuine' anagrammed gives 'INGENUE'.

(Other definitions for ingenue that I've seen before include "Artless innocent young girl on stage" , "Innocent young woman in play" , "Naive female" , "Unsophisticated girl" , "Unsophisticated young female" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.
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