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Stage right, Oscar to play guitar (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rostrum

'stage' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'right oscar to play guitar' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'oscar' becomes 'o' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'to play guitar' becomes 'strum' (I've seen this before).
'r'+'o'+'strum'='ROSTRUM'

(Other definitions for rostrum that I've seen before include "stage" , "Conductor's dais" , "Podium" , "beak" , "Raised platform" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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