City of dreadful dramas (6)
I believe the answer is:
madras
'city' is the definition.
(Madras is an example)
'dreadful dramas' is the wordplay.
'dreadful' is an anagram indicator.
'dramas' with letters rearranged gives 'MADRAS'.
'of' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for madras that I've seen before include "Variety of curry" , "Hot type of curry" , "Fort St George (originally), Chennai (officially)" , "Indian city now recalled" , "Former name of Indian city and state" .)