The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word NABOKOV
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result NABOKOV
- Writer knocking back very fine Scottish port
- A book revised in new volume for son of Russian statesman
- Writer in front upset about book review
- Russian writer knocked back very fine port
- Writer rising against fine Scottish town
- Author‘s new volume, including a book revised
- Writer upset very old king over boycott
- Naturalised American – Vladimir, initially – harbouring troublesome book?
- Book van fixed up for a writer
- Author in front standing to pen new book
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The straight part
We know that "Russian writer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case russian writer = nabokov.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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