Doctor with a degree in theatre studies? (5)
I believe the answer is:
drama
'theatre studies' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'doctor with a degree' is the wordplay.
'doctor' becomes 'dr' (abbreviation).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'degree' becomes 'ma' (Master of Arts is a type of degree).
'dr'+'a'+'ma'='DRAMA'
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for drama that I've seen before include "Literary play" , "Plays as branch of literature" , "Play - crisis" , "interesting spectacles?" , "High emotion" .)