Mistake comic actor once for one from Drury Lane? (6,3)
I believe the answer is:
muffin man
'drury lane?' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'mistake comic actor once for one from' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'mistake' could be 'muff' (muff is a kind of mistake) and 'muff' is located in the answer.
'one' could be 'an' (an apple is one apple) and 'an' is located in the answer.
'from' could be 'in' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'in' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'm' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for muffin man that I've seen before include "resident of Drury Lane" , "itinerant vendor" .)