Writer of the absurd gave us a damned clever satire (6,2,9,8)

I believe the answer is:

miguel de cervantes saavedra

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'writer of the absurd gave us a damned clever satire' is the definition.
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'absurd gave us a damned clever satire' is the wordplay.
'absurd' indicates anagramming the letters.
'gave'+'us'+'a'+'damned'+'clever'+'satire'='gaveusadamnedcleversatire'
'gaveusadamnedcleversatire' with letters rearranged gives 'MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA'.

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