___ Murdoch, novelist died 1999 (4)

I believe the answer is:

iris

(Other definitions for iris that I've seen before include "Nice flower or eye part" , "Flowers in the eye?" , "Murdoch in writing" , "Part of the eye, usually brown or blue" , "- - Murdoch, novelist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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