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Gustave ___, French author whose most famous novel is Madame Bovary (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flaubert

(Other definitions for flaubert that I've seen before include "French author" , "Madame Bovary author, d. 1880" , "French writer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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