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Play sadly no Electra (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tolerance

'play' is the definition.
(both can mean room for movement in engineering)

'sadly no electra' is the wordplay.
'sadly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'no'+'electra'='noelectra'
'noelectra' is an anagram of 'TOLERANCE'.

(Other definitions for tolerance that I've seen before include "Allowable variation (in a dimension)" , "Willingness to accept the beliefs of others" , "broad-mindedness" , "ecumenical spirit?" , "Allowance for dimensional inaccuracy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sun.
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