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Tense situation where lawyer imports butter (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drama

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'tense situation' is the definition.
'drama' can be an answer for 'situation' (I have seen 'Emotional situation' mean 'drama' so perhaps 'situation' could also mean 'drama'). I am not certain of the 'tense' bit.

'lawyer imports butter' is the wordplay.
'lawyer' becomes 'da' (abbreviation for District Attorney).
'imports' means one lot of letters goes inside another (inserted letters are imported).
'butter' becomes 'ram' (I've seen this in another clue).
'da' going around 'ram' is 'DRAMA'.

'where' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for drama that I've seen before include "Theatrical piece" , "sensation" , "Plays as branch of literature" , "Hamlet, say" , "theatre performance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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