Author of "La Peste" (5)
I believe the answer is:
camus
'author of la peste' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for camus that I've seen before include "he pondered the human condition" , "Albert -, French writer" , "Albert -, twentieth century French author (The Plague)" , "French existentialist writer" , "Albert -, Fr. writer" .)