Could be fired as a result of mentioning author's body of work (6)
I believe the answer is:
cannon
'could be fired as a result' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'mentioning author's body of work' is the wordplay.
'mentioning author' becomes 'cann' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'body of' suggests removing the centre (body can mean something's frame or exterior).
'work' becomes 'organ' (organ is a kind of work).
'organ' with its middle taken out is 'on'.
'cann'+'on'='CANNON'
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cannon that I've seen before include "Weapon firing large balls" , "shot playing billiards" , "Large artillery piece" , "Large gun that fires heavy shells" , "military weapon" .)