Dally on the way to theatre visit? (9)

I believe the answer is:

playgoing

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'to theatre visit?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'dally on the way' is the wordplay.
'dally' becomes 'play' (synonyms).
'on the way' becomes 'going' (I've seen this in another clue).
'play'+'going'='PLAYGOING'

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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