Cabaret artist has problem supporting band (11)
I believe the answer is:
stripteaser
'cabaret artist' is the definition.
'stripteaser' can be an answer for 'artist' (thesaurus). I am not certain of the 'cabaret' bit.
'problem supporting band' is the wordplay.
'problem' becomes 'teaser' (I've seen this before).
'supporting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, some letters go below others).
'band' becomes 'strip' (both can mean a small piece of material).
'teaser' after 'strip' is 'STRIPTEASER'.
'has' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
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