Literary whale hunter (4)

I believe the answer is:

ahab

(Other definitions for ahab that I've seen before include "Fictional whaler" , "Captain of the whaler Pequod" , "Spring bulbs" , "Melville's whale chaser" , "Captain -, pursuer of Moby Dick" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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