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Broadway show using thematic lilt in a new way (1,6,5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

a little night music

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'broadway show using thematic lilt in a new way' is the definition.
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'using thematic lilt in a new way' is the wordplay.
'in a new way' indicates anagramming the letters.
'using'+'thematic'+'lilt'='usingthematiclilt'
'usingthematiclilt' with letters rearranged gives 'A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC'.

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(Other definitions for a little night music that I've seen before include "Sondheim musical" , "theatrical show" , "Not much of note, at the end of the day" .)

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