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Ben is possibly a writer (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ibsen

'a writer' is the definition.
(dramatist Henrik Ibsen)

'ben is possibly' is the wordplay.
'possibly' is an anagram indicator.
'ben'+'is'='benis'
'benis' with letters rearranged gives 'IBSEN'.

(Other definitions for ibsen that I've seen before include "6 24 113 [SCAN-DIN-AVIAN] writer" , "Scandinavian playwright" , "Playmaker" , "Author of The Master Builder, d. 1906" , "Henrik -, dramatist from fourteen down (Hedda Gabler)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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