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Sustain oneself in theatrical style (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eat

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'sustain oneself' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'in theatrical style' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'EAT' can be found hidden inside 'theatrical style'.

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(Other definitions for eat that I've seen before include "Ingest" , "Bite, chew and swallow" , "Break bread" , "Do cats - bats? Do bats - cats? (Alice in Wonderland)" , "to do etching?" .)

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