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Film studio ultimately competes in cinema (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

movies

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'film studio ultimately competes in cinema' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'film studio ultimately competes' is the wordplay.
'ultimately' indicates one should take the final letters.
'competes' becomes 'vies' ('vie' can be a synonym of 'compete').
The last letters of 'film studio' are 'mo'.
'mo'+'vies'='MOVIES'

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(Other definitions for movies that I've seen before include "big-budget features" , "Informally, films shown in cinemas" , "Flicks" , "Films in America" , "Motion pictures" .)

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