Allende novel about a masked hero (5)

I believe the answer is:

zorro

(Other definitions for zorro that I've seen before include "South American fox" , "Masked hero" , "Hispanic Robin Hood" , "Swashbuckler; fox" , "'The Mark of - - ' (film)" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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