Suppress importance of drama after getting depressed (8)
I believe the answer is:
downplay
'suppress importance' is the definition.
'downplay' can be an answer for 'suppress' (thesaurus). I'm unsure of the 'importance' bit.
'drama after getting depressed' is the wordplay.
'drama' becomes 'play' (synonyms).
'after getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'depressed' becomes 'down' (synonyms).
'play' after 'down' is 'DOWNPLAY'.
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for downplay that I've seen before include "Avoid promotion" , "Make light of" , "stress less" , "Not make a lot of" , "moderate" .)