Espresso a pope ravenously consumed in TV drama (4,5)

I believe the answer is:

soap opera

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

'espresso a pope ravenously consumed in' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'SOAP-OPERA' is hidden in the letters of 'espresso a pope ravenously consumed'.

(Other definitions for soap opera that I've seen before include "Melodramatic TV serial" , "Fair City or Coronation Street, say" , "TV drama series" , "addictive programme?" , "Regularly broadcast series" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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