Opening of cabaret with musical host (5)
I believe the answer is:
chair
'host' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'opening of cabaret with musical' is the wordplay.
'opening of' indicates taking the first letters.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'musical' becomes 'hair' (1960s musical).
The first letter of 'cabaret' is 'c'.
'c'+'hair'='CHAIR'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chair that I've seen before include "Something with legs" , "Movable seat" , "A committee's most important seat" , "director at meeting" , "control meeting" .)