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Actor, also potentially one ideal to men? (7,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

matinee idol

'actor' is the definition.
(I know that matinee idol is a type of lead)

'potentially one ideal to men?' is the wordplay.
'potentially' indicates an anagram (letters have the potential to spell a new word).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'i'+'ideal'+'to'+'men'='iidealtomen'
'iidealtomen' is an anagram of 'MATINEE IDOL'.

'also' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for matinee idol that I've seen before include "Actor, popular romantic figure amongst women" , "Handsome actor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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