Novelist Tan (3)
I believe the answer is:
amy
'novelist tan' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for amy that I've seen before include "Record-making British aviator, Johnson" , "- Johnson, Eng. aviator" , "Youngest of Little Women" , "--, Johnson, solo flyer" , "-- Johnson, female flyer" .)