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Work with nothing explicit about ballet, say (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

choreographic

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'about ballet say' is the definition.
(ballet is a type of dance)

'work with nothing explicit' is the wordplay.
'work with' becomes 'chore' (chore is a kind of work. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.).
'nothing' becomes 'O' (looks like zero - 0).
'explicit' becomes 'graphic' (similar in meaning).
'chore'+'o'+'graphic'='CHOREOGRAPHIC'

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(Other definitions for choreographic that I've seen before include "dance composition" , "Relating to dance movements" .)

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