Playwright in limbo, seeing odd characters cut (5)
I believe the answer is:
ibsen
'playwright' is the definition.
(Ibsen is an example)
'limbo seeing odd characters cut' is the wordplay.
'odd characters cut' indicates alternate letters (the odd-numbered letters are removed).
'limbo'+'seeing'='limboseeing'
The alternate letters of 'limboseeing' are 'IBSEN'.
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for ibsen that I've seen before include "6 24 113 [SCAN-DIN-AVIAN] writer" , "Author of The Master Builder, d. 1906" , "Is Ben a playwright?" , "not one for 'All work and no play ...'" , "Norwegian author of 'Peer Gynt' etc" .)