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Wacky Ealing comedy’s opening is very innocent (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

angelic

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'innocent' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'wacky ealing comedy's opening is' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'ealing' is 'angeli' which is within the answer.
A single letter 'c' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'very' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for angelic that I've seen before include "Payment for release" , "Divine" , "in the manner of Gabriel?" , "I glance (anag.)" , "Sweet, kind and beautiful" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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