Behind the scenes big star on the rise is impressed by famous playwright (5)
I believe the answer is:
ibsen
'playwright' is the definition.
(Henrik Ibsen, 1828-1906)
'behind the scenes big star on the rise is impressed by famous' is the wordplay.
'IBSEN' is hidden backwards within the letters.
However, I'm not sure how the hidden word is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ibsen that I've seen before include "'Doll's House' playwright" , "See 7 Down" , "Dramatist, author of Peer Gynt" , "Norwegian playwright (Peer Gynt)" , "Henrik -, dramatist from fourteen down (Hedda Gabler)" .)