Silly chatter is what you expect from melodramatic people (9)

I believe the answer is:

theatrics

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'you expect from melodramatic people' is the definition.
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'silly chatter is' is the wordplay.
'silly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'chatter'+'is'='chatteris'
'chatteris' with letters rearranged gives 'THEATRICS'.

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(Other definitions for theatrics that I've seen before include "Histrionics" , "dramatic outburst" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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