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Hollywood director left bigger screens (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wilder

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'hollywood director left bigger screens' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'left bigger screens' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'left' could be 'l' (common abbreviation) and 'l' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'wider' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for wilder that I've seen before include "More primitive" , "Billy --, US film director and screenwriter" , "American dramatist" , "Less conventional" .)

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