Attorney takes sheep to play (5)
I believe the answer is:
drama
'to play' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'attorney takes sheep' is the wordplay.
'attorney' becomes 'D.A.' (abbreviation for 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 "Theatrical performance" , "High emotion" , "Literary play" , "Play, emotional series of events" , "Exciting event sequence" .)