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Shakespeare play seen in small village (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hamlet

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'small village' is the definition.
(a hamlet is a small settlement)

'shakespeare play' is the wordplay.
'shakespeare' becomes 'ham' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'play' becomes 'let' (let is a kind of play).
'ham'+'let'='HAMLET'

'seen in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for hamlet that I've seen before include "DOG" , "Village for Shakespearean prince" , "Dramatic prince of Denmark" , "Tragic prince of Elsinore" , "Thelma (anag) - play" .)

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