Eliot's "___ Marner" (5)
I believe the answer is:
silas
'eliot's marner' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for silas that I've seen before include "Forename of miser" , "Uncle - (Le Fanu); - Marner (Eliot)" , "Weaver" , "-- Marner (George Eliot novel)" , "Armies snarl (anag), novel by 14 21" .)