The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 plus 8 letter word MARLENE DIETRICH
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More clues leading to the result MARLENE DIETRICH
- Actress is female beast ensnaring man at conference with bags of money
- Broadcast learned item on prolific actress
- Actress having edited line, re-edit in protest
- Actress serving men with real full-flavoured planned food, first
- She played her part to hinder Carmelite order
- Maybe Catherine's milder as an actress
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The straight part
We know that "She played her part" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case she played her part = marlene 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.
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