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Impress popular writer (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inscribe

'impress' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'popular writer' is the wordplay.
'popular' becomes 'in' (something that's 'in' is fashionable).
'writer' becomes 'scribe' (scribe is a kind of writer).
'in'+'scribe'='INSCRIBE'

(Other definitions for inscribe that I've seen before include "Write a dedication to someone in (a book)" , "Write or carve on something as a lasting record" , "Write, engrave, or print as a lasting record" , "Engrave or write upon" , "autograph" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times and The Times.
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