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Less domesticated, runs after writer (6)

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wilder

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'less domesticated runs after writer' is the definition.
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'domesticated runs after writer' is the wordplay.
'domesticated runs' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation. I am not sure about the 'domesticated' bit.).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'writer' becomes 'wilde' (Oscar Wilde).
'r' after 'wilde' is 'WILDER'.

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

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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