Literary captain obsessed with a whale (4)

I believe the answer is:

ahab

(Other definitions for ahab that I've seen before include "Spring bulbs" , "Whaling Captain" , "Israelite king" , "Captain of the whaler Pequod" , "Name of captain seeking Moby Dick" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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