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Playwright Peter, knowing about Anne, close to her (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flannery

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'playwright peter knowing about anne close' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'her' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'her' could be 'anne' (I've seen this before) and 'anne' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' is the link.

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I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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