Musical drama (5)

I believe the answer is:

opera

'musical drama' is the definition.
(an opera is a drama performed in music)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for opera that I've seen before include "Lohengrin, say" , "Patience, for example" , "One with soap perhaps" , "Stage entertainment" , "Drama or comedy set to music" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times, The Guardian, the King Feature Syndicate, the Newsday, The Independent, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, The Sun, the Penny Press, The Mirror, The Telegraph and the Sydney Morning Herald.

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