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Radio centre play may finish on the way to the theatre (5,4)

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I believe the answer is:

drury lane

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'radio centre play' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'finish on the way to the theatre' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'way' could be 'lane' (lane is a kind of way) and 'lane' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'drury' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'may' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for drury lane that I've seen before include "street outside theatre" , "London Theatre street" , "Theatre Royal street" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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