Oooh, do they give out prizes for the longest threads?

Canarybird, a spin-off is something which is related to the original topic but not quite the same.

For example, on TV, ' Private Practice' is a spin-off of 'Greys Anatomy' in as much as one of the characters who was on the latter is now starring in the former.

Clear as mud?
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