### Clue: Coward, say, awfully wary, in dire straits (10)
### Answer: PLAYWRIGHT 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Coward, say
 **Anagram of**(awfully) WARY **contained in**(in) PLIGHT(dire straits/a difficult situation).
Defn: Description of, in this instance/say, Sir Noel Coward.