Playwright Coward (4)
I believe the answer is:
noel
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">playwright coward</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for noel that I've seen before include "A lone French Christmas" , "Festive season" , "Another word for 7 Across" , "Xmas refrain" , "A lone sort of Christmas" .)