Is very realistic in playing magic part (9)

I believe the answer is:

pragmatic

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'is very realistic' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'playing magic part' is the wordplay.
'playing' is an anagram indicator.
'magic'+'part'='magicpart'
'magicpart' anagrammed gives 'PRAGMATIC'.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for pragmatic that I've seen before include "Realistic" , "Matter-of-fact" , "Down-to-earth" , "Practical" , "Dealing with things practically rather than theoretically" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).

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