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Writer pens a point -- elementary (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

basic

'elementary' is the definition.
('basic' can be similar in meaning to 'elementary')

'writer pens a point' is the wordplay.
'writer' becomes 'bic' (kind of pen).
'pens' is an insertion indicator.
'point' becomes 's' (S is an example).
'a'+'s'='as'
'bic' enclosing 'as' is 'BASIC'.

(Other definitions for basic that I've seen before include "Staple; ordinary" , "Fundamental instruction's" , "Fundamental -- early computer language" , "No-frills" , "At the simplest level" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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