Crossword Genius

Be elusive because drama is almost unobtainable? (4,4,2,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

play hard to get

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'almost unobtainable?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'be elusive because drama' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'drama' could be 'play' (synonyms) and 'play' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'hardtoget' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'is' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for play hard to get that I've seen before include "Feign lack of interest" , "Baffling drama" , "Adopt aloof pose" , "Feign unwillingness to cooperate in order to strengthen one's position" , "Pretend to be indifferent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app