Croesus without daft clot about to frolic, she wrote (7,8)
I believe the answer is:
richmal crompton
'croesus without daft clot' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'to frolic she wrote' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'to' is within the answer.
'frolic' could be 'romp' (synonyms) and 'romp' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'about' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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