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Writer pockets ten pence piece in cinema (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

biopic

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'writer pockets ten pence piece in cinema' is the definition.
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'writer pockets ten pence' is the wordplay.
'writer' becomes 'bic' (kind of pen).
'pockets' indicates putting letters inside.
'ten' becomes 'io' (IO resembles 10).
'pence' becomes 'p'.
'io'+'p'='iop'
'bic' enclosing 'iop' is 'BIOPIC'.

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(Other definitions for biopic that I've seen before include "... E.g. Gandhi" , "Film based on a life story" , "Gandhi, say" , "Film about a real life" , "Film dealing with person's life story" .)

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