Drama in Government around party demonstrating exhibitionism (7-3)

I believe the answer is:

showing-off

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'exhibitionism' is the definition.
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'drama in government around party' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'in' is found in the answer.
'government' could be 'g' (abbreviation for government) and 'g' is found in the answer.
'around' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is located in the answer.
'party' could be 'ff' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'ff' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'demonstrating' is the link.

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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