Salman —, author (7)
I believe the answer is:
rushdie
(Other definitions for rushdie that I've seen before include "'Salman ..., author (7)'" , "Salman -, Midnight's Children author" , "See 23 Across. 23 and 22 Across: Author under Islamic sentence of death for blasphemy" , "Salman -, Br. author" , "Salman --, novelist" .)