Richard E —, writer-director of 2005 film drama Wah-Wah (5)

I believe the answer is:

grant

(Other definitions for grant that I've seen before include "Confer" , "Award or concede" , "... Cambridgeshire village" , "Allow; agree to" , "Monetary aid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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