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This entertains upper-class rogue in depression (10)

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I believe the answer is:

vaudeville

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'this entertains' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'upper-class rogue in depression' is the wordplay.
'upper-class' becomes 'u' (similar in meaning).
'rogue' becomes 'devil'.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'depression' becomes 'vale' (vale is a kind of depression).
'u'+'devil'='udevil'
'udevil' put inside 'vale' is 'VAUDEVILLE'.

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(Other definitions for vaudeville that I've seen before include "Musical and comedy entertainment" , "American music hall" , "theatrical entertainment" , "Variety entertainment" , "variety show" .)

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