Artist/playwright penning article (7)
I believe the answer is:
painter
'article' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for painter that I've seen before include "Bacon, perhaps" , "Artist - rope for boat" , "Shipping line" , "Rope; decorator" , "Artist; decorator" .)