Animated Child Catcher of UK’s ultimate auteur (6,9)

I believe the answer is:

alfred hitchcock

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'auteur' is the definition.
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'animated child catcher of uk's ultimate' is the wordplay.
'animated' is an anagram indicator.
'ultimate' suggests the final letters (the last or ultimate letter).
The final letter of 'uk' is 'k'.
'child'+'catcher'+'of'='childcatcherof'
'childcatcherof' is an anagram of 'alfredhitchcoc'.
'alfredhitchcoc'+'k'='ALFRED HITCHCOCK'

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(Another definition for alfred hitchcock that I've seen is " English-born film director".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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