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The Clue
Wax operatic (5 letter answer)
The Answer
EMOTE
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Notes
The answer EMOTE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 60 puzzles.
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Overact
Overplay
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Be theatrical
Chew the scenery
Express effusively
Get dramatic
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Indulge in cabotinage
Mug, e.g.
Overdo a role
Overdo a scene
Pour on the theatrics
Rage onstage
Wax theatrical
Act excessively expressively
Be a ham in "Hamlet"?
Chew up the set
Do a part poorly
Emulate Pola Negri
Get all histrionic
Ham it up
Not act subtly
Overdo it, in a way
Play the Old Vic
Tear a passion to tatters
Do some tub-thumping
Go too far onstage
Act like an amateur?
Hardly suppress one's feelings
Play much too broadly on stage
Play a role none too subtly
Definition
EMOTE as a verb:
1. give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role