Will the drab return? (3,4)

I believe the answer is:

the bard

'will' is the definition.
(The Bard is a name for William Shakespeare)

'the drab return?' is the wordplay.
'return?' says the letters should be written backwards (I've seen 'returning' mean this).
'drab' back-to-front is 'bard'.
'the'+'bard'='THE BARD'

(Another definition for the bard that I've seen is " Shakespeare".)

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

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