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Show’s opening? That’s my cue to meet playwright (5)

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simon

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'playwright' is the definition.
(I know that Simon is a playwright)

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(Other definitions for simon that I've seen before include "- and Garfunkel" , "Simple pieman" , "Fellow" , "Harris and Coveney" , "Sir -- Rattle, conductor" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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