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Commercial that is for all to see, and so long (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adieu

'so long' is the definition.
('adieu' can be a synonym of 'so long')

'commercial that is for all to see' is the wordplay.
'commercial' becomes 'ad'.
'that is' becomes 'ie' ('i.e.' can be a synonym of 'that is').
'for all to see' becomes 'u' (universal dvd certificate).
'ad'+'ie'+'u'='ADIEU'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for adieu that I've seen before include "Goodbye, madame" , "Farewell, Monsieur!" , "Gallic goodbye" , "A valediction" , "Farewell (French)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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