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Acting as medico and her association (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drama

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'acting' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'medico and her association' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'medico' could be 'dr' (synonyms) and 'dr' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ama' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'as' is the link.

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(Other definitions for drama that I've seen before include "Theatrical production" , "interesting spectacles?" , "Theatre or radio play" , "High emotion" , "Work to be performed by actors" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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