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Use toilet humour at first comedically in basic sketch? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

silhouette

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(Other definitions for silhouette that I've seen before include "Outline representation" , "Profile of characters" , "image" , "Outline figure" , "Shadowy outline" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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