Poor actor allowed in drama (6)
I believe the answer is:
hamlet
'drama' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
'poor actor allowed' is the wordplay.
'poor actor' becomes 'ham' (ham can mean a bad or over-the-top actor).
'allowed' becomes 'let' (to let is to allow or permit).
'ham'+'let'='HAMLET'
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hamlet that I've seen before include "Shakespearean tragedy" , "tragic role" , "Danish role" , "(Hero of) play" , "Small village for Shakespearian prince" .)