Novelist Rita ___ Brown (3)

I believe the answer is:

mae

(Other definitions for mae that I've seen before include "- West, US film actress" , "- - West, life-jacket" , "- - West, movie vamp" , "The first Hollywood blonde femme fatale, . . . West" , "Woman" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and the LA Times.

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