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"Atonement" novelist McEwan (3)

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I believe the answer is:

ian

'atonement novelist mcewan' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for ian that I've seen before include "- McEwan, Eng. writer" , "Albert Beale's first name in EastEnders" , "Sir - McKellen, actor" , "The familar Dr Paisley" , "Scottish John" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, the L.A. Times Daily and the LA Times.
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