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John _; English diarist who recorded events such as the Great Fire of London and the Great Plague (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

evelyn

(Other definitions for evelyn that I've seen before include "& 18 Down Satirical author" , "London diarist" , "------ Waugh, author of Decline and Fall" , "novelist's first name?" , "Overseas" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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