French novelist, Amantine Dupin, d. 1876 (4)

I believe the answer is:

sand

(Other definitions for sand that I've seen before include "Grains of quartz" , "Parts of beach" , "It's used in glass-making" , "Shore grains" , "woman writer Chopin loved" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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