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Superficial entertainment captivates everyone (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shallow

'superficial' is the definition.
('shallow' can be similar in meaning to 'superficial')

'entertainment captivates everyone' is the wordplay.
'entertainment' becomes 'show' (show is a kind of entertainment).
'captivates' is an insertion indicator.
'everyone' becomes 'all' (I've seen this before).
'show' enclosing 'all' is 'SHALLOW'.

(Other definitions for shallow that I've seen before include "Insincere" , "justice" , "Of water, not deep" , "Lacking depth" , "Not profound" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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