Village play? (6)

I believe the answer is:

hamlet

This clue is a double definition.

'village' is the first definition.
(I know that village can be written as hamlet)

'play' is the second definition.
(play by William Shakespeare)

(Other definitions for hamlet that I've seen before include "The Prince of Denmark's little village" , "Village for Shakespearean prince" , "Small settlement" , "The Dane" , "Shakespeare's tragic Prince of Denmark" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the Irish Times (Crosaire) and The Irish Independent.

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