The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WILDE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result WILDE
- Unrestrained European writer
- Unrestrained in speech, getting Oscar?
- Wit not contained in speech
- Writer‘s wife managed deli
- Penning the ultimate in drivel, yawning author
- Writer of Dublin’s expansive about mouth of Liffey
- Unrestrained, outspoken author
- Reportedly undisciplined playwright
- Rather large — and large in the middle!
- Reportedly untamed author
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The straight part
We know that "Writer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case writer = 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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.