The Clue
Kind of vaudeville (9 letter answer)
The Answer
BURLESQUE
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Notes
The answer BURLESQUE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
BURLESQUE as a noun:
1. a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)
2. (parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on) = a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
BURLESQUE as a verb:
1. (spoof, burlesque, parody) = make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers"
BURLESQUE as an adjective:
1. relating to or characteristic of a burlesque; "burlesque theater"