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Bury penniless playwright (5)

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inter

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'bury' is the definition.
(to inter is to put into the ground)

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(Other definitions for inter that I've seen before include "Prefix for between - bury it" , "Bury (or, perhaps, Milan)" , "Cover" , "somewhere between ..." , "I rent (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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