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Time pressure on in dramatic setting (7)

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I believe the answer is:

theatre

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'dramatic setting' is the definition.
'theatre' can be an answer for 'setting' (thesaurus). I'm unsure of the 'dramatic' bit.

'time pressure on' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'pressure' becomes 'heat' (I've seen this in another clue).
'on' becomes 're' ('on' can be mean 'with reference to').
't'+'heat'+'re'='THEATRE'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for theatre that I've seen before include "Scene of plays" , "Globe, say" , "Where you might find ham" , "within which one may operate" , "Criterion, possibly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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