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Fashionable writer to sign book (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inscribe

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'sign book' is the definition.
'inscribe' can be an answer for 'book' (thesaurus). I'm not certain of the 'sign' bit.

'fashionable writer' is the wordplay.
'fashionable' becomes 'in' (in can mean fashionable or trendy).
'writer' becomes 'scribe' (scribe is a kind of writer).
'in'+'scribe'='INSCRIBE'

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for inscribe that I've seen before include "Engrave; enter (name in list)" , "Put dedication into" , "Write upon, formally perhaps" , "chase" , "Write; etch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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