Cryptic crossword clue
Playwright is given small drink – a hint of thirsty desire 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word DRAMATURGE

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What does DRAMATURGE mean?

DRAMATURGE noun
  1. Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a playwright, dramatist, especially one connected with a specific theater or company.
  2. A literary adviser or editor in a theater, opera, or film company that researches, selects, adapts, edits, and interprets scripts, libretti, texts, and printed programs (or helps others with these tasks), consults with authors, and does public relations work.
DRAMATURGE verb
  1. To act as a dramaturge.

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