School breaks drama over paper (9)

I believe the answer is:

playtimes

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'school breaks' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to time as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'drama over paper' is the wordplay.
'drama' becomes 'plays'.
'over' indicates putting letters inside.
'paper' becomes 'time' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'plays' going around 'time' is 'PLAYTIMES'.

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

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