Italian author pilloried, lingua vulgaris! (5,10)

I believe the answer is:

luigi pirandello

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'italian author pilloried lingua vulgaris' is the definition.
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'italian author pilloried lingua vulgaris' is the wordplay.
'pilloried lingua' can be anagrammed to 'LUIGI PIRANDELLO'.
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