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You and me and 201 others with eccentric ringleader here (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

circus

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'you' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'me and 201 others with eccentric ringleader here' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'me' could be 'us' ('us' can mean 'me' in some dialects) and 'us' is found in the answer.
'ringleader' could be 'r' (first letter of ring) and 'r' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'cic' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'and' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for circus that I've seen before include "'Travelling company of clowns, acrobats etc (6)'" , "All-round entertainment" , "tented area" , "(Show in) big top" , "Roundabout for the animal acts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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