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Answer for the clue "Budapest-born magician ", 7 letters:
houdini

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"escape artist or other ingenious person," 1923, from Harry Houdini , professional name of U.S. escapist Erich Weiss (1874-1926).

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Houdini is a 2013 stage play about the life of the magician and escapologist Harry Houdini and his brother Theo Houdini , played by BAFTA winner Stuart Brennan , co-starring with Harry's then-wife Evanna Lynch and Jamie Nichols as Harry Houdini . It premiered ...

Usage examples of houdini.

The Brothers Houdini, sons of Rabbi Mayer Samuel Weiss, taking a solemn vow on a Bible.

Great Houdini at that stage, but I was always on hand, behind the scenes.

Great Houdini, the justly celebrated self-liberator and eclipsing sensation of Europe.

Bess Houdini, with a bright ribbon in her hair and red polish on her lips.

Wintour has been murdered, and only Houdini can tell the police how it was done.

He is a wonderful hand for keeping citizens from getting into the sneezer, and better than Houdini when it comes to getting them out of the sneezer after they are in.

I once saw a film of Houdini clasping his hands behind his back and stepping through them to bring them round to his front.

I had often wondered, just to be on the safe side, if I should get him one of those balancing poles that The Great Houdini used to carry.

Doing a Houdini, I adjusted my head to try and get a good viewing angle, pressing it right up against the iron bars, the hat working as a perfect insulator for my head.