One drawing people at a minor play (8)

I believe the answer is:

animator

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'one drawing people' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'at a minor play' is the wordplay.
'play' is an anagram indicator.
'at'+'a'+'minor'='ataminor'
'ataminor' is an anagram of 'ANIMATOR'.

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(Other definitions for animator that I've seen before include "Inspiring person" , "Creative type" , "Cartoon maker" , "Cartoonist in films" , "Person making cartoons" .)

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

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