Russian dramatist (7)
I believe the answer is:
chekhov
'russian dramatist' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for chekhov that I've seen before include "The Seagull's author" , "Anton -, dramatist (The Cherry Orchard)" , "Author of "Uncle Vanya"" , "Anton ---, Russ. author" , "playwright" .)