Dickens' final novel, The Mystery of ______ Drood (5)

I believe the answer is:

edwin

(Other definitions for edwin that I've seen before include "Sir - Landseer, artist" , "Dickens's Drood" , "Wined (anag.), man's name" , "Dickens novel 'The Mystery of . . . . . Drood'" , "Old king's" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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