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Film old northerner with uniform on (7)

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I believe the answer is:

picture

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'film' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'old northerner with uniform on' is the wordplay.
'old northerner' becomes 'pict' (I've seen this before. I am not sure about the 'old' bit.).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'uniform' becomes 'U' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'on' becomes 're' (regarding).
'pict'+'u'+'re'='PICTURE'

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(Other definitions for picture that I've seen before include "Portrait; film" , "Depiction" , "Painting, drawing or film" , "Hanging wall adornment" , "One can paint a thousand words, it's said" .)

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