She freed an old dramatist (8)

I believe the answer is:

sheridan

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'old dramatist' is the definition.
'sheridan' can be an answer for 'dramatist' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'old' bit.

'she freed an' is the wordplay.
'freed' becomes 'rid' (I've seen this in another clue).
'she'+'rid'+'an'='SHERIDAN'

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(Other definitions for sheridan that I've seen before include "Creator of Mrs Malaprop in The Rivals" , "Richard Brinsley ........, Anglo-Irish author of ` `The School for Scandal' '" , "Irish dramatist" , "School for Scandal playwright" , "Irish playwright (The Rivals)" .)

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