He's an actor - no less (5)

I believe the answer is:

extra

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'he's an actor no less' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

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(Other definitions for extra that I've seen before include "Minor player in film" , "redundant > spear-carrier" , "Maybe wide" , "Auxiliary" , "Bit part actor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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