Author of the Barsetshire and Palliser series (8)
I believe the answer is:
trollope
(Other definitions for trollope that I've seen before include "Roll poet over to find a Victorian novelist" , "Anthony -, English author (Phineas Finn)" , "Anthony -, Barchester Towers author" , "Author of 'The Warden'" , "Anthony ........, author of Barsetshire novels (8)" .)