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Play in the morning, a way to get up (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drama

'play' is the definition.
('drama' can be a synonym of 'play')

'morning a way to get up' is the wordplay.
'morning' becomes 'am'.
'a way' becomes 'ard' (I've seen this in other clues**).
'to get up' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'am'+'ard'='amard'
'amard' backwards is 'DRAMA'.

'in the' is the link.

(Other definitions for drama that I've seen before include "interesting spectacles?" , "High emotion" , "Play - crisis" , "Theatrical entertainment" , "Literary play" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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