Author, Indian dish, spoken for (6)

I believe the answer is:

writer

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'author' is the definition.
(I know that writer is a type of author)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for writer that I've seen before include "Quiller" , "Pope, for example" , "Novelist" , "Scribe, author" , "See 4" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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