Exceptional performance, kind rendered in Shakespearean role (6,2,7)
I believe the answer is:
prince of denmark
'shakespearean role' is the definition.
(Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark)
'exceptional performance kind' is the wordplay.
'exceptional' indicates an anagram.
'performance'+'kind'='performancekind'
'performancekind' is an anagram of 'PRINCE OF DENMARK'.
'rendered in' acts as a link.
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