Author never edited (5)

I believe the answer is:

verne

'author' is the definition.
(I know that Verne is a author)

'never edited' is the wordplay.
'edited' indicates an anagram.
'never' anagrammed gives 'VERNE'.

(Other definitions for verne that I've seen before include "See 14 Across" , "French novelist" , "See 27 Across" , "Jules ..... wrote ` `20,000 Leagues under the Sea' '" , "Jules --, French author" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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