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She might display attitude in Romeo and Juliet (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ballerina

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'juliet' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'she might display attitude in romeo' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'she' could be 'erina' and 'erina' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ball' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for ballerina that I've seen before include "Female classical dancer" , "Female dancer, could be prima" , "lass good at splits?" , "She's a classical dancer" , "girl on point duty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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