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In TV show, play with the facts (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

docudrama

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'in tv show play with the facts' is the definition.
(TV drama based on facts)

'in tv show play' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'show' could be 'drama' (I've seen this before) and 'drama' is present in the answer.
'play' could be 'do' (both can mean to perform something) and 'do' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for docudrama that I've seen before include "realistic fiction" , "Dramatised TV programme based on real events" , "TV play based on real events" , "sort of play" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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