Pass time pleasantly in drama (4)

I believe the answer is:

play

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This could be a double definition.

'pass time' is the first definition.
'play' can be an answer for 'pass' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'time' bit.

'pleasantly in drama' is the second definition.
'play' can be an answer for 'drama' (synonyms). I'm not sure about the 'pleasantly in' bit.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for play that I've seen before include "Recreation" , "Portray in a drama" , "Scope - entertainment" , "Perform music" , "Theatre production" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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