Juliet has long excited eminent novelist (4,10)
I believe the answer is:
john galsworthy
'novelist' is the definition.
'juliet has long excited eminent' is the wordplay.
'juliet' becomes 'j' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'excited' indicates an anagram.
'eminent' becomes 'worthy'.
'has'+'long'='haslong'
'haslong' is an anagram of 'ohngals'.
'j'+'ohngals'+'worthy'='JOHN GALSWORTHY'
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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