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Brendan —, author of 1958 autobiographical novel Borstal Boy (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

behan

(Other definitions for behan that I've seen before include "Brendan . . . . . , author of ' 'Borstal Boy' '" , "Irish writer?" , "Brendan - - (Irish lit.)" , "Brendan --, Irish author" , "Brendan...wrote ''The Quare Fella'' (5)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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