French novelist, writer of the 1898 open letter 'J'accuse, ... ’ (5,4)

I believe the answer is:

emile zola

(Other definitions for emile zola that I've seen before include ""Nana" author" , "Wrote J'Accuse in defence of Alfred Dreyfus" , "French author" , "novelist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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