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Hired men backing one-man band's performance (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gigolos

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'hired men' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'backing one-man band's performance' is the wordplay.
'backing' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'one-man band' becomes 'solo' (I've seen this in another clue).
'performance' becomes 'gig' (a gig is a musical concert).
'solo'+'gig'='sologig'
'sologig' written backwards gives 'GIGOLOS'.

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(Other definitions for gigolos that I've seen before include "Paid male escorts" , "Men paid" , "More than one playboy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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