"The Betrayal" is a big box office success (7)

I believe the answer is:

sellout

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'the betrayal' is the definition.
(sellout is a kind of betrayal)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Another definition for sellout that I've seen is " Commercial success - total betrayal".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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