Thane to get pariah punished, and Queen's release (1,5,2,3,5)

I believe the answer is:

a night at the opera

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'thane to get pariah punished and queen's release' is the definition.
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'thane to get pariah punished' is the wordplay.
'punished' indicates an anagram.
'thane'+'to'+'get'+'pariah'='thanetogetpariah'
'thanetogetpariah' with letters rearranged gives 'A NIGHT AT THE OPERA'.

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(Other definitions for a night at the opera that I've seen before include "Marx Brothers film" , "Met for some hours after dusk" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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