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Unite to produce a coherent play? (3,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

act together

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'unite' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'to produce a coherent play?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'to' is found in the answer.
'produce' could be 'get' (synonyms) and 'get' is present in the answer.
'a' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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