German book by an author from Scotland (6)
I believe the answer is:
buchan
'author from scotland' is the definition.
'Buchan' can be an answer for 'author' (John Buchan, scottish author and polymath). I also know that 'scotland' relates to this answer.
'german book by an' is the wordplay.
'german book' becomes 'buch' (German for 'book').
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'buch'+'an'='BUCHAN'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for buchan that I've seen before include "Author of 'Greenmantle'" , "Author of The Thirty-Nine Steps" , "John, Scottish writer" , "Concluding passage" .)