"Fraud" novelist Brookner (5)
I believe the answer is:
anita
'fraud novelist brookner' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for anita that I've seen before include "eg Dobson or Roddick" , "lady" , "Woman" , "-- Loos, US writer" , "- Loos (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)" .)