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[dafyddapgwilym]

13ac) Leading actress embraced by fool or clown. (7)
I have C?S?A?D, and it looks like CUSTARD - star in the middle, but how is cud fool?? I'm baffled...

[klazomaniac]

Costard (Shakespearean jester from Loves labours lost)

Cod = to fool
And Star in the middle as you've worked out.

Scroll down to list of shakespearean fools.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespearean_fool

[klazomaniac]

2nd definition under Verb.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/cod

[JJ109]

One of the definitions of "cod" is to tease or fool
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/cod

Therefore cod around star = costard (a clown in Shakespeare)

[dafyddapgwilym]

Doh! Many thanks.

[klazomaniac]

Happy to help Dafydd :-)