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Uncultured boy taking a film to the EEC (6,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

common market

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'the eec' is the definition.
(European Economic Community)

'uncultured boy taking a film' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'boy' could be 'mark' and 'mark' is found within the answer.
'taking' could be 'on' (eg one taking drugs is 'on' drugs) and 'on' is found within the answer.
'film' could be 'et' (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial) and 'et' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' is the link.

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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