Friedrich __, Marx's benefactor and collaborator (6)

I believe the answer is:

engels

(Other definitions for engels that I've seen before include ". . . and his friend, Friedrich" , "Karl Marx's collaborator" , "Early Communist philosopher" , "political theorist" , "He co-authored The Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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