Fabled writer? (5)
I believe the answer is:
aesop
'fabled writer?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for aesop that I've seen before include "very old writer" , "Ancient Greek fabulist" , "Greek father of fables" , "So ape the writer of fables" , "classic author" .)