Hypothetical sequence of events (8)
I believe the answer is:
scenario
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">hypothetical sequence of events</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for scenario that I've seen before include "Summary of plot of play" , "play's outline" , "Outlines of drama" , "Film/novel plot outline" , "Outline of dramatic work" .)