Romances by Shakespeare, originally including moving period piece mostly involving Romeo (6-7)
I believe the answer is:
bodice-rippers
'romances' is the definition.
(I know this)
'by shakespeare originally including moving period piece mostly involving romeo' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'by' could be 'per' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'per' is found in the answer.
'piece' could be 'r' (abbreviation for Rook) and 'r' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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