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Hi-fi using disc before case of tapes turned up (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stereo

'hi-fi' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'disc before case of tapes turned up' is the wordplay.
'disc' becomes 'O' (disc-shaped letter).
'before' becomes 'ere' (poetic term).
'case of' means to remove the middle letters (outsides of).
'turned up' is a reversal indicator.
'tapes' with its centre removed is 'ts'.
'o'+'ere'+'ts'='oerets'
'oerets' back-to-front is 'STEREO'.

'using' is the link.

(Other definitions for stereo that I've seen before include "Music-playing equipment giving depth of sound" , "Twin-channel sound" , "When sound comes through two channels" , "Of sound equipment, having two speakers" , "Music system with two speakers" .)

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