A wordy player (7)

I believe the answer is:

punster

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'a wordy player' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for punster that I've seen before include "Verbal joker" , "user of wordplay" , "One makes jokes" , "Comedian" , "One who plays on words" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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