Dramatist upsets nobleman in speech (11)

I believe the answer is:

shakespeare

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

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for shakespeare that I've seen before include "No 1 poet" , "English playwright" , "The Bard of Avon" , "Author of Hamlet" , "Playwright and poet, author of 154 sonnets" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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