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I believe the answer is:

amis

(Other definitions for amis that I've seen before include "Author Kingsley or Martin" , "Author of Lucky Jim, d.1995" , "English writer" , "Kingsley -, English author (Lucky Jim)" , "Martin --, Eng. author" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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