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Ben is turning into a dramatist (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ibsen

'a dramatist' is the definition.
(I know this)

'ben is turning' is the wordplay.
'turning' is an anagram indicator.
'ben'+'is'='benis'
'benis' is an anagram of 'IBSEN'.

'into' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ibsen that I've seen before include "Norwegian playwright (Peer Gynt)" , "Noted Norwegian playwright" , "'Ghosts' writer" , "not one for 'All work and no play ...'" , ""Doll's House" dramatist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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