"Shaun of the Dead" director Wright (5)

I believe the answer is:

edgar

(Other definitions for edgar that I've seen before include "Chap" , "10th-cent. English king" , "character in King Lear" , "Great writer of spooky stories, . . . . . Allan Poe" , "Grade (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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