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One getting a turn on stage in Othello (4)

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I believe the answer is:

iago

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'stage in othello' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'one getting a turn' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'getting' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'turn' becomes 'go' (a person's move in a board game).
'i'+'a'+'go'='IAGO'

'on' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for iago that I've seen before include "Othello's enemy" , "The villain who tricked Othello" , "Ancient role" , "Othello's Ancient" , "Evil character in Othello" .)

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