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Commercial opening is coming (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

advent

'is coming' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'commercial opening' is the wordplay.
'commercial' becomes 'ad' (abbreviation for advertisement).
'opening' becomes 'vent' (vent is a kind of opening).
'ad'+'vent'='ADVENT'

(Other definitions for advent that I've seen before include "Arrival - time before Christmas" , "Pre-Christmas period" , "Christian season" , "It's a-coming in December!" , "Arrival of important person or event" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Times.
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