The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word DRAMATIST
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result DRAMATIST
- Playwright having drink with performer missing start of rehearsal
- Drink at first for playwright
- Wordsmith shot, craftsman runs away
- Pinter, say, to start amid confusion
- Shakespeare, say, admits art creative
- Writer shot at first
- Writer admits art is dubious
- Person to whom work and play are the same
- Simon, perhaps, having tot with painter right away
- Coward, for example, showing mad traits after breakdown
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What does DRAMATIST mean?
DRAMATIST noun- A writer and creator of theatrical plays.