Bit of writing from Joan Didion Crossword Clue

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Bit of writing from Joan Didion Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. make an effort or attempt
2. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
(noun)
1. an analytic or interpretive literary composition
2. a tentative attempt

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DIDION (noun)
1. United States writer (born in 1934)
WRITING (noun)
1. the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
2. the act of creating written works

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
EYASS

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