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On vacation, Ronnie Barker's to make comeback (5)

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I believe the answer is:

recur

'make comeback' is the definition.

'on vacation ronnie barker's' is the wordplay.
'on vacation' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters).
'barker' becomes 'cur' (cur can mean a dog, something which barks).
'ronnie' with its middle taken out is 're'.
're'+'cur'='RECUR'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for recur that I've seen before include "Happen again (5)" , "Repeat" , "Persist" , "Perseverate" , "Happen again or repetitively" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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