The Clue
Gremio or Grumio (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ROLE
Tags
Notes
The answer ROLE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 50 puzzles.
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Characterization
Function
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Part
Actor's concern
Actor's part
Assumed character
Broadway slot
Butler, to Gable
Cameo, maybe
Credits listing
Customary function
Hamlet or Macbeth
Histrio's need
Ingenue, e.g.
Job for an actor
Kind of model
Part to play
Rocky, for Stallone
Romeo or Juliet
Show part
Stage part
Thespian's quest
Data, to Brent Spiner
Hoffman's Tootsie, e.g.
Prescribed pattern of behavior
Radamès in "Aïda," e.g.
It may be played
Malcolm X, for Denzel Washington
Tom Collier in "The Animal Kingdom"
Definition
ROLE as a noun:
1. (function, office, part, role) = the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"
2. (character, role, theatrical role, part, persona) = an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"
3. (function, purpose, role, use) = what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
4. normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting; "what is your role on the team?"