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One who watches actor step out (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spectator

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'one who watches' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'actor step out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'actor'+'step'='actorstep'
'actorstep' anagrammed gives 'SPECTATOR'.

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(Other definitions for spectator that I've seen before include "member of the crowd" , "I attend sporting event" , "Onlooker at game" , "fan" , "One watching a game" .)

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