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Playwright unknown in China? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pottery

'china?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'playwright unknown' is the wordplay.
'playwright' becomes 'Potter' (playwright Dennis Potter).
'unknown' becomes 'y' (algebra).
'potter'+'y'='POTTERY'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pottery that I've seen before include "Goods of fired clay" , "Items made from clay" , "Ceramics factory" , "baked goods" , "Items of fired clay" .)

I've seen this clue in the Independent.
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