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Assist in a B movie? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abet

'assist' is the definition.
(abetting is a kind of assisting)

'a b movie?' is the wordplay.
'movie?' becomes 'et'.
'a'+'b'+'et'='ABET'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for abet that I've seen before include "Encourage (wrongdoing)" , "Incite, help" , "Help in wrongdoing" , "Egg on" , "Assist (in doing wrong?)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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