Doctor meeting a graduate in exciting situation (5)
I believe the answer is:
drama
'exciting situation' is the definition.
'drama' can be an answer for 'situation' (I have seen 'Emotional situation' mean 'drama' so perhaps 'situation' could also mean 'drama'). I'm not sure about the 'exciting' bit.
'doctor meeting a graduate' is the wordplay.
'doctor' becomes 'dr' ('Dr' can be a synonym of 'doctor').
'meeting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'graduate' becomes 'ma' (abbreviation for Master of Arts**).
'dr'+'a'+'ma'='DRAMA'
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for drama that I've seen before include "Serious play" , "Literary genre for the theatre" , "Play - excitement" , "Play (as a genre)" , "Literary play" .)