Showbusiness veteran Lionel Blair has died aged 92, his agent has told the PA news agency.

Across a seven-decade career, Blair worked on the small screen and stage as an actor, tap dancer, presenter and choreographer.

However, he was perhaps best known for being a team captain on Give Us A Clue, the ITV game show.

Blair died in the early hours on Thursday morning, his agent said.

The performer was born in Canada in 1928 before moving to Britain at the age of two but always remained coy over his true age and famously once said: "I am 59 plus VAT."

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