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According to Spooner, source of eggs for Roald, novelist (7,7)

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charles dickens

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'novelist' is the definition.

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(Other definitions for charles dickens that I've seen before include "Novelist, 1812-70" , "Writer" , "Author" , "English novelist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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