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When the film "The Prisoner" will be on show? (7,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

release date

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'when the film the prisoner will' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'on show?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'on' could be 'at' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'at' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'be' acts as a link.

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I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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