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Excellent band getting exposure (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

airing

'getting exposure' is the definition.
(being exposed to the air)

'excellent band' is the wordplay.
'excellent' becomes 'ai' (resembles 'A1', old-fashioned term for excellent).
'band' becomes 'ring' (synonyms).
'ai'+'ring'='AIRING'

(Other definitions for airing that I've seen before include "Publicity" , "Showing" , "Ventilating, say a grievance" , "Expressing (an opinion) publicly" , "Ventilation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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