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Following sequence from popular performance (2,4)

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I believe the answer is:

in turn

'following sequence' is the definition.
(things follow each other in turn)

'popular performance' is the wordplay.
'popular' becomes 'in' ('in' can mean trendy).
'performance' becomes 'turn' (turn is a kind of performance).
'in'+'turn'='IN TURN'

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for in turn that I've seen before include "not out of place" , "in an orderly fashion" , "One after another" , "a succession of things happen" , "orderly treatment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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