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Writer and Trump without even being repressed (4,2)

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I believe the answer is:

pent up

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'being repressed' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'writer and trump without even' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'writer' could be 'pen' (something which writes) and 'pen' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'tup' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for pent up that I've seen before include "Repressed" , "Not being released" , "closely confined" , "Restrained" , "Bottled" .)

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