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Film born out of commoner suffering (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

romcom

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

'born out of commoner suffering' is the wordplay.
'born' becomes 'ne' ('born' in French - used to indicate a birth name).
'out of' indicates named letters should be taken away ('out of' can mean no longer having).
'suffering' is an anagram indicator.
'commoner' with 'ne' taken out is 'commor'.
'commor' with letters rearranged gives 'ROMCOM'.

(Another definition for romcom that I've seen is " Film".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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