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Black rock (6)

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reggae

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'black rock' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for reggae that I've seen before include "West Indian music with strong subsidiary beat" , "Popular music of the West Indies" , "Type of West Indian music" , "Jamaican music style" , "W.I. music" .)

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