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Thespian from York? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ham

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This clue might be a double definition.

'thespian' is the first definition.
(ham is a kind of thespian)

'york?' is the second definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'from' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ham that I've seen before include "Upper leg meat" , "Poor person acting" , "This actor overacts" , "(Cooked or cured) thigh of pig" , "Meat from a pig" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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