Adlai ____ was American ambassador to the UN, 1961-65 (9)

I believe the answer is:

stevenson

(Other definitions for stevenson that I've seen before include "Robert Louis -, Scots novelist" , "Author of 12 2" , "story-teller" , "Writer of Treasure Island, d. 1894" , "Robert Louis --, Scottish novelist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.

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