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Pious emperor and dramatist (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pinero

'dramatist' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'pious emperor' is the wordplay.
'pious' becomes 'pi'.
'emperor' becomes 'nero' (Roman emperor).
'pi'+'nero'='PINERO'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for pinero that I've seen before include "Arthur Wing --, English dramatist" , "Sir Arthur Wing -, British playwright" , "Sir 4 Wing ---, dramatist" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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