10 across
Grand
thriller
writer?
I
bet
(7)
Grand thriller writer? I bet (7)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
Look at I bet at the end — that's your definition. G is the abbreviation for grand, and Ambler is Eric Ambler, the thriller writer, so you just stick one in front of the other.