Neil —, musician-comedian who played Ron Nasty in 1978 TV film The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (5)

I believe the answer is:

innes

(Other definitions for innes that I've seen before include "Action thriller writer, Hammond" , "English thriller writer" , "British thriller writer, Hammond ___ , d. 1998" , "Hammond - - (author)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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