Nineteenth-century author of 'Country Gold (6)

I believe the answer is:

landor

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'nineteenth-century author' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

''country gold' is the wordplay.
''country' becomes 'land' (synonyms).
'gold' becomes 'or' ('or' is the heraldic name for gold).
'land'+'or'='LANDOR'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for landor that I've seen is " Walter S. ---, poet".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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