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Dramatic works from poetaster to be rewritten (9)

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I believe the answer is:

operettas

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'dramatic works' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'poetaster to be rewritten' is the wordplay.
'to be rewritten' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'being rewritten' mean this).
'poetaster' with letters rearranged gives 'OPERETTAS'.

'from' is the link.

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(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" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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