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Dad’s Army, right for Elvis, say? (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pop star

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'elvis say?' is the definition.
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'dad's army right' is the wordplay.
'dad's' becomes 'pops' ('pop' can be a synonym of 'dad').
'army' becomes 'ta' (abbreviation for Territorial Army).
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'pops'+'ta'+'r'='POP STAR'

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for pop star that I've seen before include "Popular singer" , "Chart musician" , "Musical celebrity" .)

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