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Whisky before a show? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

drama

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'show?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'whisky before a' is the wordplay.
'whisky' becomes 'dram' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'dram'+'a'='DRAMA'

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(Other definitions for drama that I've seen before include "Plays as a genre" , "interesting spectacles?" , "Stage play, may be exciting" , "Series of events involving conflicting forces" , "theatre show" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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