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Stage? Run out to play guitar, perhaps (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rostrum

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'stage?' is the definition.
(a rostrum is a raised platform or stage)

'run out to play guitar perhaps' is the wordplay.
'run out' becomes 'RO' (cricket abbreviation).
'to play guitar perhaps' becomes 'strum' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'ro'+'strum'='ROSTRUM'

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(Other definitions for rostrum that I've seen before include "Raised platform" , "Conductor's dais" , "At which one may conduct" , "Podium" , "place for speaker" .)

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