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Song about it duo ruined in concert halls (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

auditoria

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

'song about it duo ruined' is the wordplay.
'song' becomes 'aria' (aria is a kind of song).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'ruined' indicates an anagram.
'it'+'duo'='itduo'
'itduo' with letters rearranged gives 'udito'.
'aria' placed around 'udito' is 'AUDITORIA'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for auditoria that I've seen before include "Spaces for audiences" , "lecture theatres" , "Locations for houses" , "Theatre areas for spectators or listeners" , "Theatres, concert halls" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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