Cryptic crossword clue
All the same, these certainly aren’t 7,5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 plus 5 letter word VARIETY SHOWS

I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
V
A
R
I
E
T
Y
S
H
O
W
S

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