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Doctor meeting a mum in exciting situation (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drama

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'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 certain of the 'exciting' bit.

'doctor meeting a mum' is the wordplay.
'doctor' becomes 'Dr' (abbreviation).
'meeting' says to put letters next to each other.
'mum' becomes 'ma' (ma can mean mother).
'dr'+'a'+'ma'='DRAMA'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for drama that I've seen before include "theatre performance" , "Literary genre for the stage" , "Stage play - turmoil" , "Serious play" , "spectacle of emotion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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