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Tell envoy about talk show (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ellen

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'talk show' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'tell envoy about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates a hidden word (the clue goes around or about the answer).
'ELLEN' can be found hidden inside 'tell envoy'.

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(Other definitions for ellen that I've seen before include "It could be Terry" , "Woman" , "English actress, ____ Terry (1847-1928)" , "- Terry, Eng. actress" , "Dame - - Macarthur (naut.)" .)

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