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Classic drama, with broadcast exposure, about rise of primitive instincts (7,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oedipus rex

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'classic drama with broadcast exposure' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.

'about rise of primitive instincts' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'about' could be 're' ('re' means regarding or about) and 're' is present in the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for oedipus rex that I've seen before include "One with complex" , "Drama by Sophocles" , "tragic hero" , "Play" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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