Mark Twain's rafter (3,6)

I believe the answer is:

tom sawyer

(Other definitions for tom sawyer that I've seen before include "Boy hero of Mark Twain novel" , "American hero" , "Work" , "book's hero" , "Mark Twain's hero" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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