The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 5 letter word OSCAR WILDE
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More clues leading to the result OSCAR WILDE
- Award presented to fantastic English playwright
- Wit lacking restraint has nothing to worry about
- Reading Dandy, he flouted the Queensberry Rules
- Writer Mark Reckless found in empty office
- Writer in cardie, slow, confused
- Old Sierra Ford, roomy, transporting Pound
- Thus raised concern about untrained playwright
- Award Savage a very low mark for wit
- Aisle crowd roughed up playwright
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "playwright" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case playwright = oscar wilde.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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