The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word EQUUS
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result EQUUS
- Drama queen visiting much of Europe and America
- Petition raised about question in controversial 70s play
- Opponents accepting question for stage play
- Horseplay?
- Play face-card of superior rank twice, thwarting game opponents
- Eratosthenes’ First Question: American play
- Play Queen in Brussels and America
- Play + Film = Uranium – Aluminium
- Horse-play?
- 1973 drama starts to examine questions under unusual security
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