Writer who went around the Norwegian centre breaking nibs (5)
I believe the answer is:
ibsen
'writer who went' is the definition.
'Ibsen' can be an answer for 'writer' (dramatist Henrik Ibsen). I am not certain of the remainder of the definition.
'around the norwegian centre breaking nibs' is the wordplay.
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'centre' means to look at the middle letters.
'breaking' is an anagram indicator.
The centre of 'norwegian' is 'e'.
'nibs' anagrammed gives 'ibsn'.
'e' going into 'ibsn' is 'IBSEN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ibsen that I've seen before include "Linesman" , "Norwegian dramatist of 'Hedda Gabler'" , "Scandinavian playwright" , "Dramatist, author of Peer Gynt" , "Norwegian dramatist, Henrik (1828-1906)" .)