Cryptic crossword clue
Doris’s musical disaster at start of the year, taking on lead in Evita 8,4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 plus 4 letter word CALAMITY JANE

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The straight part
We know that "Doris’s musical" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case doris’s musical = calamity jane.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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