"April is the cruellest month” writer (5)

I believe the answer is:

eliot

(Other definitions for eliot that I've seen before include "T.S. --, poet" , "Female novelist" , "One of two writers" , "George - - (novelist)" , "Pseudonymous writer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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