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Propose a fresh area for such a programme (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

soap opera

'a programme' is the definition.
(soap opera is a kind of programme)

'propose a fresh area' is the wordplay.
'fresh' is an anagram indicator.
'area' becomes 'a' (maths abbreviation).
'propose'+'a'='proposea'
'proposea' is an anagram of 'soapoper'.
'soapoper'+'a'='SOAP-OPERA'

'for such' is the link.

(Other definitions for soap opera that I've seen before include "Fair City or Coronation Street, say" , "Everyday drama serial" , "Long-running story supposedly true to life" , "Serialised programme" , "TV show" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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