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Lobby head of entertainment for orchestra (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

halle

'orchestra' is the definition.
(The Halle, UK symphony orchestra)

'lobby head of entertainment' is the wordplay.
'lobby' becomes 'hall' ('hall' can be a synonym of 'lobby').
'head of' says to take the initial letters.
The first letter of 'entertainment' is 'e'.
'hall'+'e'='HALLE'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for halle that I've seen before include "Orchestra based in Manchester" , "Berry, possibly" , "Manchester-based orchestra" , "Manchester's orchestra" , "Manchester orchestra founder" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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