American lawyer without force or emotion (5)
I believe the answer is:
drama
'emotion' is the definition.
(I have seen 'High emotion ' mean 'drama' so perhaps 'emotion' could also mean 'drama')
'american lawyer without force' is the wordplay.
'american lawyer' becomes 'DA' (abbreviation for 'District Attorney').
'without' is an insertion indicator ('without' can be similar in meaning to 'outside').
'force' becomes 'ram' (synonyms).
'da' enclosing 'ram' is 'DRAMA'.
'or' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for drama that I've seen before include "Theatrical piece" , "Tragic situation" , "Play - big emotional scene" , "Play - crisis" , "Exciting series of events" .)