### Clue: Turn African country into old Palestinian one — not hot during excursion in play (4,3,5,7)
### Answer: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING 
 ### Explanation: Definition: play
  {U($$U$$–turn) CHAD(an African country)} **contained in**(into) MOAB(old Biblical Palestinian one,country) **plus** {[NOT H($$h$$ot)] **contained in**(during) OUTING(excursion)}
Answer:  Shakespearean play, an answer obtained from the definition and enumeration, short-circuiting the intricate wordplay.