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Acting? Working on coach (2,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

on stage

'acting?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'working on coach' is the wordplay.
'working' becomes 'on' (e.g. a machine is working or on).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'coach' becomes 'stage' (stagecoach).
'on'+'stage'='ON-STAGE'

(Other definitions for on stage that I've seen before include "Acting" , "like passengers in Wild West" , "for an audience to watch?" , "in front of a audience" , "performance" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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