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Will writer experiment with article on hill? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

testator

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'will writer' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'experiment with article on hill?' is the wordplay.
'experiment with' becomes 'test' (synonyms).
'article' becomes 'a' (the indefinite article in English).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hill?' becomes 'tor' (tor is a kind of hill).
'test'+'a'+'tor'='TESTATOR'

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(Other definitions for testator that I've seen before include "Person who makes a will" , "one may need solicitor" , "Male maker of will" , "He's willing" , "Man who makes a will" .)

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