Companion and biographer of Samuel Johnson, d. 1795 (7)

I believe the answer is:

boswell

(Other definitions for boswell that I've seen before include "Companion and biographer of Samuel Johnson" , "diarist" , "Writer of Johnson's life" , "Samuel Johnson's biographer" , "Biographer of Dr Samuel Johnson" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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