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Ring and cancel film (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

annulet

'ring' is the definition.
(annulet is a kind of ring)

'cancel film' is the wordplay.
'cancel' becomes 'annul' (annulling is a kind of cancelling).
'film' becomes 'ET' (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial).
'annul'+'et'='ANNULET'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for annulet that I've seen before include "Small band around a column" , "Small ring (heraldry)" , "small charge" , "Band around a column; heraldic ring" , "Heraldic small ring" .)

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