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Theatrical device in which actors freeze for effect (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tableau

(Other definitions for tableau that I've seen before include "A dramatic or picturesque scene, may be still" , "Depiction of a scene by people in costume" , "Scene of still figures" , "Dramatic scene (where the action is frozen?)" , "Dramatic scene - spectacle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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