Playwright from large Pacific island dropping round (7)
I believe the answer is:
osborne
'playwright' is the definition.
(I know that Osborne is a playwright)
'large pacific island dropping round' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'large' could be 'os' (abbreviation for oversize) and 'os' is located in the answer.
'round' could be 'o' (round can mean a round object) and 'o' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'from' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for osborne that I've seen before include "John --, English dramatist" , "John -, playwright (Look Back in Anger)" , "Chancellor" , "Look Back in Anger writer" , "Author of "Look Back in Anger"" .)