Fictional Marner (5)
I believe the answer is:
silas
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">fictional marner</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for silas that I've seen before include "Missionary" , "'Uncle . . . . .' , novel by J Sheridan Le Fanu" , "George Eliot's Marner" , "Uncle - (Le Fanu); - Marner (Eliot)" , "Armies snarl (anag), novel by 14 21" .)