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Film director with creative control over his works (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

auteur

(Other definitions for auteur that I've seen before include "director who's unique" , "Film director whose work has a distinctively personal quality" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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