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Skill in mounting shows — HMS Pinafore, for example? (10)

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stagecraft

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'skill in mounting shows' is the definition.
(skill in staging plays)

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(Other definitions for stagecraft that I've seen before include "What playwright has" , "capacity for top performance?" , "Art of boarding" .)

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