Playwright discovers animal disease inside home (5)
I believe the answer is:
ibsen
'playwright' is the definition.
(Henrik Ibsen, 1828-1906)
'disease inside home' is the wordplay.
'disease' becomes 'BSE' (bovine spongiform encephalopathy, mad cow disease).
'inside' indicates putting letters inside.
'home' becomes 'in' (to be in is to be (at) home).
'bse' going into 'in' is 'IBSEN'.
'discovers animal' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ibsen that I've seen before include "Linesman" , "Norwegian playwright, d. 1906" , "Norwegian dramatist of 'Hedda Gabler'" , "See 7 Down" , "Norwegian dramatist, Henrik (1828-1906)" .)