The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ACTORS
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ACTORS
- Players or cast, playing
- Do something with, essentially, worst players
- Account by strange sort of players
- Cast parts but not the lead
- Those in cast, otherwise selection of one
- Company does put up rent, subject to a 25% discount
- Agents not female — they’re just pretending
- Cast or cast out
- Men in cast possibly
- They are employed in the theatre or in religious work
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What does ACTORS mean?
ACTORS noun- A person who performs, plays a part in a theatrical play or film.
- One who acts; a doer.
- One who takes part in a situation.
- An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
- One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.
- (policy debate) One who enacts a certain policy action.
- The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).
- (grammar) The most agent-like argument of a clause, e.g. 'the torpedo' in "The torpedo sank the boat" and "The torpedo fired".