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ROBBER LEAVES HIS FOOTPRINT

A thief ransacked an actor’s Chelsea home — and then hotfooted it from the apartment so fast, he left his socks behind, cops said.

Matthew Staley, who’s had bit parts in TV shows, including “The Sopranos” and “My Own Worst Enemy,” found the socks after discovering that his laptop and jewelry were missing from his West 14th Street pad.

The burglar also messed up Staley’s bed during the bizarre break-in, which happened sometime between 11.30 a.m. and 4:20 p.m. Monday, cops said.

There was no sign of forced entry in the apartment.