The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 5 letter word ON STAGE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ON STAGE
- Performing with two legs
- Appearing in musical, perhaps men only in first number
- Speculative buyer introduced to United players here?
- Ring agents about acting
- Production of Agonistes – is cast visible to the audience?
- Figure punched by male, playing a part?
- Two legs — where to break one?
- Performing animal put inside one
- Person claiming stock exchange trader is prepared to act
- Performing male only seen inside one
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The straight part
We know that "prepared to act" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case prepared to act = on stage.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does ON STAGE mean?
ON STAGE adjective- On the part of a stage that is visible to the audience.
- Taking place on the part of a stage that is visible to the audience.