Author Mark ____ (5)

I believe the answer is:

twain

(Other definitions for twain that I've seen before include "Mark -, Huckleberry Finn author" , "II?" , "Archaic word for two" , "Mark, say" , "Two, formerly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press.

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