"The Cat in the Hat" author (5)
I believe the answer is:
seuss
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">the cat in the hat author</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 seuss that I've seen before include "8 [DOCTOR]" , "Dr -, children's author (The Cat in the Hat)" , "Dr. --, US children's author" .)