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Writer seen in superior wellies (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

orwell

'writer' is the definition.
(writer George Orwell)

'in superior wellies' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'ORWELL' is hidden within 'superior wellies'.

'seen' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for orwell that I've seen before include "River" , "George -, nineteen eighty four author" , "Socialist author" , "Author of 1984 etc" , "George ...... wrote 'Animal Farm' and '1984'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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