Inventor of Poohsticks (5)

I believe the answer is:

milne

(Other definitions for milne that I've seen before include "AA man" , "Winnie-the-Pooh author" , "A.A. -, Pooh author" , "A.A. --, Pooh creator" , "children's writer?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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