The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DIORAMA
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More clues leading to the result DIORAMA
- Moon appearing in play's miniature scene
- 3-D depiction of moon in play
- Model set to portray one of Zeus’s lovers in play?
- Scene designer, a graduate of the arts faculty?
- Scene in play about Greek maiden
- Small scene in play is Iago’s first and last
- Three-dimensional scene Ivor regularly included in play
- Small scene in play about Coeur de Lion?
- Miniature scene from play in which moon appears
- Model I love in performance
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The straight part
We know that "Small scene" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case small scene = diorama.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DIORAMA mean?
DIORAMA noun- A three-dimensional display of a scenery, often having a painted background in front of which models are arranged, e.g. in a museum where stuffed animals are presented against a painted landscape.