Background to the drama (5,3) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STAGESET Background to the drama (5,3) (8) The Guardian Quick Feb 4, 2025
9% SCENE Drama (5) The Times Sunday Concise Mar 1, 2026
8% EXTRALEAN Background actor, as literally seen in this clue? (9) New York Times Midi Apr 5, 2026
8% OTHELLO Shakespeare drama (7) The Telegraph Quick Apr 2, 2026
8% PIEBALD A ____ animal has a pattern of unpigmented spots on a pigmented background (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Mar 29, 2026
8% TRENT ABC crime drama "Will ___" (5) USA Today Mar 25, 2026
8% SOAPS Daytime TV dramas (5) Newsday Mar 24, 2026
8% ASIAN Like most actors in a J-drama or K-drama (5) USA Today Mar 16, 2026
8% OUTPLAY Defeat in unpopular drama (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 16, 2026
8% RHUBARB Background talk of edible stalks (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Mar 15, 2026

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