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All actors in show alternatively star (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

castor

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'star' is the definition.
(Castor is an example)

'all actors in show alternatively' is the wordplay.
'actors' anagrams to 'CASTOR'.
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(Other definitions for castor that I've seen before include "Furniture wheel; sort of oil" , "Powdered sugar" , "Pollux's twin" , "excellent once at the Gabba" , "Trolley wheel" .)

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