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Ban expert writer (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

proscribe

'ban' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'expert writer' is the wordplay.
'expert' becomes 'pro' (I've seen this before).
'writer' becomes 'scribe' (scribe is a kind of writer**).
'pro'+'scribe'='PROSCRIBE'

(Other definitions for proscribe that I've seen before include "Ban" , "Exile" , "Prohibit" , "Denounce" , "Forbid; condemn" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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