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Phoned positive playwright (4)

Ross

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shaw

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'playwright' is the definition.
(George Bernard Shaw)

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(Other definitions for shaw that I've seen before include "Playwright; small wood" , "writer of plays and critical commentaries" , "Pygmalion playwright" , "Irish author" , "G. B. ---; T. E. ---" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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