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Dad jokes, the kind of thing one might share during film? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

popcorn

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'kind of thing one might share during film?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'dad jokes' is the wordplay.
'dad' becomes 'pop' (synonyms).
'jokes' becomes 'corn' (I have seen 'Trite jokes' mean 'corn' so perhaps 'jokes' could also mean 'corn').
'pop'+'corn'='POPCORN'

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(Other definitions for popcorn that I've seen before include "stuff that may accompany film" , "Filmgoers' diet" , "flicks food" , "Popular cinema food" , "modified maize" .)

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