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Archbishop adds the end of the script for the playwright (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beckett

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'the playwright' is the definition.
(Samuel Beckett)

'archbishop adds the end of the script' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'archbishop' could be 'becket' (I've seen this before) and 'becket' is present in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for beckett that I've seen before include "Samuel -, twentieth century Irish playwright" , "Samuel . . . . . . ., Nobel-winning Irish writer" , "Waiting for Godot playwright" , "Samuel -, Ir. playwright" , "Samuel --, Irish dramatist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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