Russian dramatist (7)
I believe the answer is:
chekhov
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">russian dramatist</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for chekhov that I've seen before include "The Seagull's author" , "Anton -, dramatist (The Cherry Orchard)" , "Author of "Uncle Vanya"" , "Anton ---, Russ. author" , "playwright" .)