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Tot has a play (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drama

'play' is the definition.
('drama' can be a synonym of 'play')

'tot has a' is the wordplay.
'tot' becomes 'dram' (I've seen this before).
'has' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'dram'+'a'='DRAMA'

(Other definitions for drama that I've seen before include "Literary genre for the theatre" , "show of histrionics" , "Stage play, may be exciting" , "Literary genre for the stage" , "shared interest of 6 & 12 [VERDI & SHAKESPEARE]" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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