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extra

noun [C] (FILMS)
 
 
/ˈek.strə/

Definition

C1 a person in a film who does not have a speaking part and who is usually part of the scene, for example, in a crowdCinema - general wordsActors and performers
(Definition of extra noun (FILMS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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