Finely judged piece of histrionic exposition (4)

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nice

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'finely judged' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech. However, past participle verbs and adjectives occasionally define each other.

'piece of histrionic exposition' is the wordplay.
'piece of' indicates a hidden word.
'NICE' can be found hidden inside 'histrionic exposition'.

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(Other definitions for nice that I've seen before include "Charming" , "French resort; kind" , "Pleasant, agreeable" , "French Mediterranean resort" , "Pleasant - precise" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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