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Performed first part of play cold? That's edifying (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

didactic

'edifying' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'performed first part of play cold?' is the wordplay.
'performed' becomes 'did' ('do' can be a synonym of 'perform').
'first part of play' becomes 'Act I' (Act 1 in a play).
'cold?' becomes 'c' (eg on taps).
'did'+'acti'+'c'='DIDACTIC'

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for didactic that I've seen before include "giving instruction" , "'Instructive, perhaps excessively so (8)'" , "Having the manner of one lecturing pupils" , "Teaching morally" , "Imparting a lesson" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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