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Volte-face of Universal Artists' act

Ross

I believe the answer is:

u-turn

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'volte-face' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'universal artists' act' is the wordplay.
'universal' becomes 'u'.
'artists' act' becomes 'turn' (theatre. I am not sure about the 'artists'' bit.**).
'u'+'turn'='U-TURN'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for u-turn that I've seen before include "Complete reversal of direction or policy" , "180deg change of direction" , "180 degrees change of direction" , "Complete change of direction" , "Sudden complete change of plan" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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