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One who was said to resent living in the shadow of their famous, dim-witted beast - poor Melania (1,1,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

a a milne

'one who was said to resent living in the shadow of their famous dim-witted beast' is the definition.
(AA Milne created Winnie the Pooh)

'poor melania' is the wordplay.
'poor' indicates anagramming the letters.
'melania' is an anagram of 'A A MILNE'.

(Another definition for a a milne that I've seen is " Pooh author".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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