Popular English actor is heading directly into the wind (2,5)

I believe the answer is:

in irons

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'heading directly into the wind' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.

'popular english actor' is the wordplay.
'popular' becomes 'in' (something that's 'in' is fashionable).
'english actor' becomes 'irons' (I've seen this before).
'in'+'irons'='IN IRONS'

'is' is the link.

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