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An opening for dramatics claimed by average awkward person (2-3-2)

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so-and-so

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'awkward person' is the definition.
'so-and-so' can be an answer for 'person'. I am not certain of the 'awkward' bit.

'an opening for dramatics claimed by average' is the wordplay.
'opening for' indicates taking the first letters.
'claimed by' is an insertion indicator.
'average' becomes 'so-so' (so-so can mean mediocre or average).
The initial letter of 'dramatics' is 'd'.
'an'+'d'='and'
'and' going into 'soso' is 'SO-AND-SO'.

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(Other definitions for so-and-so that I've seen before include "Someone or other - unpleasant person!" , "This or that person or thing" , "No sodas for this unpleasant person" , "Unpleasant person - whose name has been forgotten!" , "Difficult person - nobody in particular" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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