Film developer's scene with rough cut more overused in audition (12)
I believe the answer is:
scriptwriter
'film developer's' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.
'scene with rough cut more overused in audition' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'scene' could be 'sc' (theatrical abbreviation) and 'sc' is found in the answer.
'with' could be 'w' (short for with) and 'w' is found in the answer.
'cut' could be 'rip' (cut can mean to tear or rip) and 'rip' is found within the answer.
'overused' could be 'trite' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'trite' is located in the leftover letters.
A single letter 'r' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scriptwriter that I've seen before include "Author of broadcast text" , "Provider of words for film" , "One producing TV drama texts" , "Author of words spoken by actors, in play, film etc" , "Cinema author" .)