Eric —, author of novels Epitaph for a Spy and Judgment on Deltchev (6)

I believe the answer is:

ambler

(Other definitions for ambler that I've seen before include "Eric, thriller writer" , "Eric -, English author (The Mask of Dimitrios)" , "Stroller" , "toddler?" , "English thriller writer; walker" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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