Islanders check out novel writer (7,7)

I believe the answer is:

charles dickens

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'novel writer' is the definition.
'charles dickens' can be an answer for 'writer' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the 'novel' bit.

'islanders check out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'islanders'+'check'='islanderscheck'
'islanderscheck' is an anagram of 'CHARLES DICKENS'.

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(Other definitions for charles dickens that I've seen before include "Writer" , "Novelist, 1812-70" , "English novelist" , "Author" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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