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Social realist in healthy society (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wells

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'social realist in healthy society' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'healthy society' is the wordplay.
'healthy' becomes 'well' (similar in meaning).
'society' becomes 's' (common abbreviation in names of organisations).
'well'+'s'='WELLS'

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(Other definitions for wells that I've seen before include "Flows upward; small city" , "Sources of water" , "Novelist and city" , "Oil sources" , "H.G. - - , writer" .)

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