Cakes and Ale author (7)

I believe the answer is:

maugham

(Other definitions for maugham that I've seen before include "Author of 'Cakes and Ale'" , "Somerset --, playwright" , "Somerset -, English dramatist" , "W. Somerset -, writer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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