Author of The Picture of Dorian Gray (5,5)

I believe the answer is:

oscar wilde

(Other definitions for oscar wilde that I've seen before include "Irish-born writer and wit (1854-1900)" , "Irish writer and wit" , "He had nothing to declare but his genius" , "dramatist" , "playwright" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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