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Nice show of friendliness, encouraging you to go! (3,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bon voyage

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'nice show' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'of friendliness encouraging you to go' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is present in the answer.
'you' could be 'ya' (non-standard spelling as in 'see ya later') and 'ya' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for bon voyage that I've seen before include "Have a nice cruise, monsieur" , "travel well!" , "Have a good trip - on the briny" , "Have a good journey - at sea" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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