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Quote almost becoming part of actual performance (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

recital

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'performance' is the definition.
(recital is a kind of performance)

'quote almost becoming part of actual' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'part' could be 're' (re is a kind of part) and 're' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'cital' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for recital that I've seen before include "Concert performance" , "Article about musical entertainment" , "Chamber music concert" , "Performance of music by soloist" , "Article found in performance" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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