Eagerly devour US novelist, we hear, away from college (4,4)

I believe the answer is:

wolf down

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'eagerly devour' is the definition.
'wolf down' can be an answer for 'devour' (thesaurus). I am not certain of the 'eagerly' bit.

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(Another definition for wolf down that I've seen is " Bolt".)

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