The Clue
Actor in a mob scene (13 letter answer)
The Answer
SUPERNUMERARY
Tags
Notes
The answer SUPERNUMERARY is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
SUPERNUMERARY as a noun:
1. a person serving no apparent function; "reducing staff is difficult because our employees include no supernumeraries"
2. (supernumerary, spear carrier, extra) = a minor actor in crowd scenes
SUPERNUMERARY as an adjective:
1. (excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus) = more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"