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Screen opening of movie on demand (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mask

'screen' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'opening of movie on demand' is the wordplay.
'opening of' suggests taking the first letters.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'demand' becomes 'ask' ('ask' can be a synonym of 'demand'**).
The initial letter of 'movie' is 'm'.
'm'+'ask'='MASK'

(Other definitions for mask that I've seen before include "Face-covering" , "False face" , "Cover for the face" , "Visor; disguise" , "Camouflage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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