Musical drama including a tightroper? A bit much! (5)
I believe the answer is:
opera
'musical drama' is the definition.
(an opera is a drama performed in music)
'a tightroper? a bit much' is the wordplay.
'OPERA' is hidden within the letters.
However, I am unsure how the hidden word is indicated.
'including' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for opera that I've seen before include "Fidelio for instance" , "Macbeth, say" , "Eg, Rigoletto" , "The Magic Flute, say" , "Eg, The Magic Flute" .)