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Writer, out of misguided cowardliness, disregards radon (1,1,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

c s lewis

'writer' is the definition.
(C.S.Lewis 1898-1963 the British writer)

'misguided cowardliness disregards radon' is the wordplay.
'misguided' is an anagram indicator (letters guided into the wrong places).
'disregards' is a deletion indicator.
'cowardliness' with 'radon' taken away is 'cwliess'.
'cwliess' with letters rearranged gives 'C S LEWIS'.

'out of' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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