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Stone’s biography featuring revolutionary dramatist (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ibsen

'dramatist' is the definition.
(Ibsen is an example)

'stone's biography featuring revolutionary' is the wordplay.
'featuring' indicates a hidden word.
'revolutionary' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'nesbi' can be found hidden inside 'stones biography'.
'nesbi' reversed gives 'IBSEN'.

(Other definitions for ibsen that I've seen before include "Is Ben a playwright?" , "not one for 'All work and no play ...'" , "Scandinavian playwright" , "Hedda Gabler author" , "'Ghosts' writer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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