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  1. well-made play: Merriam-Webster
  2. well-made play: Wiktionary
  3. Well-made play: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. The Well-Made Play, well-made play, well-made play: Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (well-made play)

noun:  A play belonging to a 19th-century neoclassical theatrical genre involving a tight plot and a climax close to the end. The story depends upon a key piece of information kept from some characters, and moves forward in a chain of actions that use minor reversals of fortune to create suspense.

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