Dramatic works from poetaster to be rewritten (9)
I believe the answer is:
operettas
'dramatic works' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'poetaster to be rewritten' is the wordplay.
'to be rewritten' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'being rewritten' mean this).
'poetaster' anagrammed gives 'OPERETTAS'.
'from' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for operettas that I've seen before include "10d [IOLANTHE], 45d [RUDDIGORE] and 6a [PRINCESS IDA], say" , "Performances" , "Light musicals for poetaster" , "Musical compositions as by Gilbert & Sullivan" .)