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Legal profession finally acquired an epithet for dramatist (3,4)

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I believe the answer is:

the bard

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'dramatist' is the definition.
(I know that The Bard is a dramatist)

'legal profession finally acquired' is the wordplay.
'legal profession' becomes 'the bar' (I've seen this in another clue).
'finally' suggests the final letters.
The final letter of 'acquired' is 'd'.
'thebar'+'d'='THE BARD'

'an epithet for' acts as a link.
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(Another definition for the bard that I've seen is " Shakespeare".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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