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Dramatist, after casting she rejected Bottom (5)

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I believe the answer is:

nadir

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'bottom' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'dramatist after casting she rejected' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'she' could be 'adi' and 'adi' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for nadir that I've seen before include "Rock bottom" , "Drain to lowest level" , "deep despair" , "Very bottom, farthest from zenith" , "Low point" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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