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Medic with a degree seen in theatre (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drama

'theatre' is the definition.
(I know that drama is a type of theatre)

'medic with a degree' is the wordplay.
'medic' becomes 'dr' (doctor).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'degree' becomes 'ma' (Master of Arts is a type of degree).
'dr'+'a'+'ma'='DRAMA'

'seen in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for drama that I've seen before include "Stage production" , "Theatrical production" , "Stage play - turmoil" , "Literary genre for the theatre" , "Plays as branch of literature" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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