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Does he have a way with him on stage? (6,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

method actor

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'does he' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'a way with him on stage?' is the wordplay.
'a way' becomes 'method' (method is a kind of way).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'him on stage?' becomes 'actor' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'method'+'actor'='METHOD ACTOR'

'have' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for method actor that I've seen is " He identifies in part".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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