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Improvised on the radio in break (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rift

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'break' is the definition.
(rift can mean a break or opening)

'improvised on the radio' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'rif' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for rift that I've seen before include "Serious falling out" , "Breach, rupture" , "Schism (in the lute?)" , "Breach; crack" , "Lack of harmony" .)

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