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Bare all in dancing as classical performer (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ballerina

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'classical performer' is the definition.
'ballerina' can be an answer for 'performer' (ballerina is a kind of performer). I am not sure about the 'classical' bit.

'bare all in dancing' is the wordplay.
'dancing' is an anagram indicator.
'bare'+'all'+'in'='bareallin'
'bareallin' is an anagram of 'BALLERINA'.

'as' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for ballerina that I've seen before include "She's a classical dancer" , "Danseuse" , "She dances to a rain bell" , "Female dancer, could be prima" , "girl from the Kirov?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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