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First in line, yet can't even understand musical theatre (6)

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I believe the answer is:

lyceum

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'theatre' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'first in line yet can't even understand musical' is the wordplay.
'first in' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letters of 'line yet cant even understand musical' is 'LYCEUM'.

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(Other definitions for lyceum that I've seen before include "My clue (anag)" , "Where in Athens Aristotle taught philosophy" , "Aristotle's teaching place" , "French school or concert-hall" , "Athenian garden where Aristotle taught" .)

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