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Demonstration by company for entertainment (4,8)

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I believe the answer is:

show business

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

'demonstration by company' is the wordplay.
'demonstration' becomes 'show' (show is a kind of demonstration).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'company' becomes 'business' (I've seen this before).
'show'+'business'='SHOW-BUSINESS'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for show business that I've seen before include "The world of entertainment" , "Entertainment industry" , "Theatre/music industry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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