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After dance noticed activity in assembly room? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

jigsaw

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'activity in assembly room?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'after dance noticed' is the wordplay.
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'dance' becomes 'jig' (jig is a kind of dance).
'noticed' becomes 'saw' (I've seen this in another clue).
'jig' next to 'saw' is 'JIGSAW'.

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(Other definitions for jigsaw that I've seen before include "Puzzle fittingly completed" , "Puzzle-maker" , "Sharp tool (for cutting puzzle into pieces?)" , "Woodcutter" , "Kind of puzzle" .)

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