The Clue
They're cast in a cast of thousands (6 letter answer)
The Answer
EXTRAS
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Notes
The answer EXTRAS is uncommon, appearing about once every 550 puzzles.
Related Clues
Perks
Perquisites
Supernumeraries
Added attractions
Cast of thousands
Certain papers
Crowd formers
Film crowd
Hollywood crowd?
Lot employees
Spear carriers
Special editions
All of a crowd, maybe
Epic film screenful
Movie-set personnel
Part of a cast of thousands
People in a cast of thousands
People in a crowd, maybe
Set crowd, maybe
Spear-carriers, e.g.
They're good for crowds
They form a crowd in Hollywood
Over 300,000 of these appear in "Gandhi"
Definition
EXTRA as a noun:
1. (supernumerary, spear carrier, extra) = a minor actor in crowd scenes
2. an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)
3. (extra, duplicate) = something additional of the same kind; "he always carried extras in case of an emergency"