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Presentation by The Who perhaps better suited to The Stones? (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rock opera

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'better suited to the stones?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'presentation by the who' is the wordplay.
'presentation' becomes 'opera' (I have seen 'musical presentation' mean 'opera' so perhaps 'presentation' could also mean 'opera').
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the who' becomes 'rock' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'opera' put after 'rock' is 'ROCK OPERA'.

'perhaps' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for rock opera that I've seen before include "Show" , "Tommy, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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