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Dramatic art giant? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rattigan

'dramatic art giant?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'dramatic art giant?' is the wordplay.
'dramatic' is an anagram indicator.
'art'+'giant'='artgiant'
'artgiant' is an anagram of 'RATTIGAN'.

(Other definitions for rattigan that I've seen before include "Terence --, English playwright" , "Playfellow" , "Writer" , "20th-century playwright" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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