Group of performers using figure of speech to inspire you in audition (6)
I believe the answer is:
troupe
'group of performers' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'figure of speech to inspire you in audition' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'you' could be 'u' (homophones) and 'u' is found within the answer.
'figure' could be 'trope' (synonyms) and 'trope' is present in the remaining letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'using' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for troupe that I've seen before include "A company of actors or acrobats" , "Group of travelling actors" , "Cast" , "Company of theatrical performers" , "Our pet (anag) - company of performers" .)