Improvise on stage Crossword Clue

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Improvise on stage Crossword Answer

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RIFF

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

IMPROVISE (verb)
1. perform without preparation
2. manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
STAGE (verb)
1. plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
2. perform (a play), especially on a stage
STAGE (noun)
1. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
2. any distinct time period in a sequence of events

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

RIFF
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