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Shut up Italian writer at street festival (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pentecost

'festival' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'shut up italian writer at street' is the wordplay.
'shut up' becomes 'pent' (synonyms).
'italian writer' becomes 'Eco' (Umberto Eco, p9ne-e0p6).
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'street' becomes 'st' (abbreviation).
'pent'+'eco'+'st'='PENTECOST'

(Other definitions for pentecost that I've seen before include "Christian festival on Whit Sunday" , "Whitsuntide" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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