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Writer admits art is dubious (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dramatist

'writer' is the definition.
(dramatist is a kind of writer)

'admits art is dubious' is the wordplay.
'is dubious' indicates an anagram.
'admits'+'art'='admitsart'
'admitsart' with letters rearranged gives 'DRAMATIST'.

(Other definitions for dramatist that I've seen before include "Playwright" , "Wordsmith" , "Coward perhaps" , "Shakespeare, say" , "man of theatre" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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