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Single theatrical award shows lack of diversity (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

monotony

'lack of diversity' is the definition.
(monotony means sameness or a lack of variety)

'single theatrical award' is the wordplay.
'single' becomes 'mono' (prefix meaning single).
'theatrical award' becomes 'tony' (Tony Awards).
'mono'+'tony'='MONOTONY'

'shows' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for monotony that I've seen before include "fixed routine" , "Tedious lack of variety" , "Unvarying tedium" , "Tediousness" , "boring routine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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