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Wild hen night is showing horror film (3,7)

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I believe the answer is:

the shining

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'wild hen night is showing horror film' is the definition.
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'wild hen night is' is the wordplay.
'wild' is an anagram indicator.
'hen'+'night'+'is'='hennightis'
'hennightis' with letters rearranged gives 'THE SHINING'.

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