Theatre worries, showing cheap TV programmes? (7)
I believe the answer is:
repeats
'cheap tv programmes?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'theatre worries' is the wordplay.
'theatre' becomes 'rep' (repertory theatre).
'worries' becomes 'eats' (eating is a kind of worrying).
'rep'+'eats'='REPEATS'
'showing' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for repeats that I've seen before include "Duplicates" , "Says again" , "Performs again" , "States again" , "Reiterates" .)