Reveal spice of life before some entertainment (7,4)

I believe the answer is:

variety show

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'some entertainment' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.

'reveal spice of life before' is the wordplay.
'reveal' becomes 'show' (synonyms).
'spice of life' becomes 'variety' (I've seen this in another clue).
'before' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'show' after 'variety' is 'VARIETY SHOW'.

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I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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