Recite part of a film that was cancelled (4,3)
I believe the answer is:
reel off
'recite' is the definition.
(reeling off is a kind of reciting)
'a film that was cancelled' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'film' could be 'reel' (reel is a kind of film) and 'reel' is found in the answer.
'cancelled' could be 'off' (similar in meaning) and 'off' is present in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'part of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for reel off that I've seen before include "Speak very rapidly" , "stagger away" , "Recite by heart" , "Quickly pronounce" , "run through quickly?" .)