A projected production (4)

I believe the answer is:

film

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'production' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for film that I've seen before include "Cinema entertainment" , "Veil; cinema attraction" , "Thin layer - seen on screens" , "Flick" , "Shoot - thin layer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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