John —, author of stage plays Look Back in Anger and The Entertainer (7)

I believe the answer is:

osborne

(Other definitions for osborne that I've seen before include "13 across's IOW house" , "Politician" , "Queen Victoria's IOW house" , "Chancellor" , "John --, English dramatist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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