What does the cryptic crossword clue "Way of working to exploit actor’s role turning up in play-within-a-play (9)" mean?

The wordplay uses a reversal. MO (synonym="=way of working, i.e. modus operandi") + USE (synonym="=to exploit") + TRAP (synonym="PART=actor’s role; “turning” indicates reversal") = MOUSETRAP The answer is MOUSETRAP.

Way of working to exploit actor’s role turning up in play-within-a-play (9)

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