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Actor once confused about Northern Railway (7)

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I believe the answer is:

connery

'actor' is the definition.
(actor Sean Connery)

'once confused about northern railway' is the wordplay.
'confused' is an anagram indicator.
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'northern' becomes 'n' (abbreviation e.g. N. Ireland).
'railway' becomes 'ry' (abbreviation for railway).
'once' with letters rearranged gives 'cone'.
'cone' placed around 'n' is 'conne'.
'conne'+'ry'='CONNERY'

(Another definition for connery that I've seen is " Sean - , film actor".)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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