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I see nothing well after turning up for performance (3-2)

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I believe the answer is:

hoo-ha

'performance' is the definition.

'i see nothing well after turning up' is the wordplay.
'i see' becomes 'ah' (exclamation used to indicate understanding).
'nothing' becomes 'o' (looks like zero - 0).
'well' becomes 'oh' (both are exclamations of surprise).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'turning up' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'ah'+'o'+'oh'='ahooh'
'ahooh' backwards is 'HOO-HA'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for hoo-ha that I've seen before include "In slang, it's a commotion" , "Kerfuffle" , "great deal of fuss" , "Song and dance" , "Noisy fuss" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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