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Aired athletics for a change, though they were presented in an excessively dramatic fashion, perhaps (14)

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I believe the answer is:

theatricalised

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'they were presented in an excessively dramatic fashion perhaps' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.

'aired athletics for a change' is the wordplay.
'for a change' indicates anagramming the letters.
'aired'+'athletics'='airedathletics'
'airedathletics' with letters rearranged gives 'THEATRICALISED'.

'though' acts as a link.

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