"Citizen Kane” inspiration (6)
I believe the answer is:
hearst
'citizen kane inspiration' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for hearst that I've seen before include "US newspaper magnate; haters (anag.)" , "Former publisher" , "News chief" , "Newspaper publisher" , "William Randolph - - (tycoon)" .)