Highly emotional play or film (9)

I believe the answer is:

melodrama

(Other definitions for melodrama that I've seen before include "Sensational entertainment" , "Extravagantly styled play" , "Play of extravagant action" , "Tear-jerker" , "Sensational stage work" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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