"The Bell Jar" author (5)
I believe the answer is:
plath
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">the bell jar author</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for plath that I've seen before include "See 17" , "Sylvia --, American poet" , "Sylvia -, US poet, married Ted Hughes" .)