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Play about Gazan finally getting award (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tony

'award' is the definition.
(the Tonys are theatre awards)

'play about gazan finally' is the wordplay.
'play' becomes 'toy' (synonyms).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'finally' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letter of 'gazan' is 'n'.
'toy' placed around 'n' is 'TONY'.

'getting' is the link.

(Other definitions for tony that I've seen before include "- Curtis, US actor" , "Prime Minister of the UK" , "award in America" , "award for work in theatre" , "Broadway award for excellence in the theatre" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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