Writers (7)
I believe the answer is:
authors
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">writers</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('author' can be a synonym of 'writer')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for authors that I've seen before include "Writers, originators" , "Writers, sources" , "Pens" , "Writes" , "People who write" .)