Elmore —, author of novels Get Shorty and Freaky Deaky (7)

I believe the answer is:

leonard

(Other definitions for leonard that I've seen before include "-- Bernstein, US conductor" , "man" , "Fellow" , "-- Cohen, singer" , "Elmore ___ , US thriller writer, d. 2013" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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