Harking back to the past in cabaret routine (5)

I believe the answer is:

retro

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'harking back to the past' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for retro that I've seen before include "Type of rocket; backward-looking" , "Backward looking" , "Looking backwards" , "Prefix for old-style" , "recapturing the past" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.

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