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John repeatedly offering music-hall entertainment

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cancan

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'music-hall entertainment' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'john repeatedly' is the wordplay.
'john' becomes 'can' ('can' can be a synonym of 'john').
'repeatedly' shows that letters should be duplicated.
'can' doubled is 'CANCAN'.

'offering' is the link.

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(Other definitions for cancan that I've seen before include "Lively French dance, doubly permissive" , "from 23a [LA VIE PARISIENNE]?" , "Dance of the French music halls" , "Kicking entertainment" , "High-kicking French dance, once considered naughty" .)

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