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Nothing shown after silent film (5)

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dumbo

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(Other definitions for dumbo that I've seen before include "Dope" , "idiot" , "Disney classic of 1941" , "silly man!" , "1941 Disney film" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Sun.
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