Attorney takes sheep to a play (5)
I believe the answer is:
drama
'to a play' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'attorney takes sheep' is the wordplay.
'attorney' becomes 'DA' (District Attorney).
'takes' is an insertion indicator.
'sheep' becomes 'ram' (male sheep).
'da' placed around 'ram' is 'DRAMA'.
(Other definitions for drama that I've seen before include "theatre production" , "Highly emotional episode" , "Play, emotional series of events" , "theatre performance" , "Tragic situation" .)