The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DIETRICH
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DIETRICH
- Food with lots of calories for singer
- Actress slim? Hard to believe
- Old actress eating only cream cakes?
- Slim well-to-do actress
- Slim, well-to-do famous actress
- Actress has choice of food that’s full-flavoured
- Food abundantly supplied for old actress
- Pass time with prosperous actress
- Food eaten, calorific for old actress
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Old actress" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case old actress = dietrich.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.