Serious genre (5)

I believe the answer is:

drama

(Other definitions for drama that I've seen before include "Plays as a genre" , "Literary genre for the stage" , "High emotion" , "Hamlet, say" , "Play; emotional event" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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