Henry David __, US author and philosopher (7)

I believe the answer is:

thoreau

(Other definitions for thoreau that I've seen before include "Henry David -, US author (Walden)" , "One who wrote" , "American writer" , "Philosopher (American)" , "French writer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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