Binchy who wrote "Circle of Friends" (5)

I believe the answer is:

maeve

(Other definitions for maeve that I've seen before include ". . . . . Binchy is popular novelist" , "Novelist Binchy or old Celtic Queen" , "Girl" , "Name" , "Irishwoman" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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