Person having to suffer American playwright (1'5)
I believe the answer is:
o'neill
'american playwright' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer. I also know that 'playwright' relates to this answer.
'person having to suffer' is the wordplay.
'person' becomes 'one' (I've seen this in other clues).
'having' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'to suffer' becomes 'ill' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'one'+'ill'='O'NEILL'
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I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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