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Entertainment award for band with trauma (5)

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I believe the answer is:

oscar

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'entertainment award' is the definition.
'oscar' can be an answer for 'award' (Academy Award). I'm not certain of the 'entertainment' bit.

'band with trauma' is the wordplay.
'band' becomes 'o' (I've seen this in other clues).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'trauma' becomes 'scar'.
'o'+'scar'='OSCAR'

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for oscar that I've seen before include "Wildean film award?" , "Statuette awarded by Hollywood Academy" , "Librettist Hammerstein, d. 1960" , "Title of Hollywood Academy award" , "One close to Mike" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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