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Persian perhaps takes in nude show (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cabaret

'show' is the definition.
(I know that cabaret is a type of show)

'persian perhaps takes in nude' is the wordplay.
'persian perhaps' becomes 'cat' (breed of cat).
'takes in' is an insertion indicator.
'nude' becomes 'bare' (synonyms).
'cat' placed around 'bare' is 'CABARET'.

(Other definitions for cabaret that I've seen before include "Revue" , "Floor show for Arab etc" , "goes on in nightclub?" , "Floor show and name of great musical" , "Floor-show as in nightclub" .)

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