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Beam, coming in for each date -- will this session be heard upstairs? (6,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prayer meeting

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'this session be heard upstairs?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'beam coming in for each date' is the wordplay.
'beam' becomes 'ray' (synonyms).
'coming in' is an insertion indicator.
'for each' becomes 'per' (per person).
'date' becomes 'meeting'.
'ray' placed into 'per' is 'prayer'.
'prayer'+'meeting'='PRAYER-MEETING'

'will' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Another definition for prayer meeting that I've seen is " Religious gathering".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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