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Latitude
following
English
actor
given
award
(7)
Latitude following English actor given award (7)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
The definition here is Latitude, meaning liberty or scope. You get F for "following", then REED as in the English actor Oliver Reed, and finally OM for the Order of Merit — a royal award — all strung together to give you the answer.