Barkeeper is attractive character in melodramatic series? (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
soap dish
'melodramatic series?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.
'barkeeper is attractive character' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'is' is within the answer.
'character' could be 's' and 's' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for soap dish that I've seen before include "Bathroom receptacle" , "Bathroom fitment" , "bathroom accessory" .)