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Pre-recorded John Kelly? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

canned

'pre-recorded' is the definition.
(as in canned laughter)

'john kelly?' is the wordplay.
'john' becomes 'can' (both can informally mean toilet).
'kelly?' becomes 'ned' (outlaw Ned Kelly).
'can'+'ned'='CANNED'

(Other definitions for canned that I've seen before include "A lot of beer is" , "drunk" , "Pickled" , "(Food) from tin; (programme) pre-recorded" , "preserved in containers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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