Coyly decline initial offers for a rare dramatic work? (4,4,2,3)
I believe the answer is:
play hard to get
'coyly decline initial offers' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.
'rare dramatic work?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'rare' could be 'r' (listed by Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations) and 'r' is found in the answer.
'dramatic' could be 'play' (a play is a drama) and 'play' is located in the answer.
'work?' could be 'get' (synonyms) and 'get' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'hadto' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'for a' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for play hard to get that I've seen before include "shown to be tantalising" , "Prolong suit" , "Pretend to be indifferent" , "Seem unapproachable or uninterested" , "impenetrable stage production" .)