Stand-in actor (10)

I believe the answer is:

understudy

(Other definitions for understudy that I've seen before include "reserve?" , "one's hoping to get on" , "Replacement" , "emergency role" , "one covers part" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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