The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 plus 4 letter word KITCHEN SINK
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result KITCHEN SINK
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The straight part
We know that "One may pull the plug on this/sort of drama" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one may pull the plug on this/sort of drama = kitchen sink.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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