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Coming on stage to charm (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

entrance

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'coming' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'stage to charm' is the wordplay.
'stage' becomes 'en' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'to charm' becomes 'trance' (synonyms).
'en'+'trance'='ENTRANCE'

'on' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for entrance that I've seen before include "arrival" , "Gate" , "Way in - fascinate" , "Beguile" , "drawbridge?" .)

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