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Dress circle next to stage? No way! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bandage

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'dress circle' is the definition.
'bandage' can be an answer for 'dress' (bandaging is a kind of dressing). I am not sure about the 'circle' bit.

'next to stage? no way' is the wordplay.
'next to' becomes 'band' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'no' suggests deleting specific letters.
'way' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for street).
'stage' with 'st' taken away is 'age'.
'band'+'age'='BANDAGE'

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(Other definitions for bandage that I've seen before include "Injury protection" , "Wrapping for wound" , "Bind (a wound)" , "Wound dressing" , "Dressing for wounds" .)

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