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Old show using a "them and us" trope reinvented (3,9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

the mousetrap

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'old show' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.

'a them and us trope reinvented' is the wordplay.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'reinvented' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'them'+'us'+'trope'='athemustrope'
'athemustrope' anagrammed gives 'THE MOUSETRAP'.

'using' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for the mousetrap that I've seen before include "Murder mystery" , "Agatha Christie's West End long-runner" , "Long-running Agatha Christie play" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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