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Charlie entering place set out for extravaganza (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spectacle

'extravaganza' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'charlie entering place set out' is the wordplay.
'charlie' becomes 'C' (phonetic alphabet).
'entering' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'place'+'set'='placeset'
'placeset' anagrammed gives 'spectale'.
'c' going inside 'spectale' is 'SPECTACLE'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for spectacle that I've seen before include "Visually striking performance or display" , "Elaborate and remarkable display" , "one of a pair for viewers?" , "Wonder" , "Entertaining sight, they help to see in the plural" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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