Novelist’s crazed beast caught between two similar crossings (4,5,4)

I believe the answer is:

ford madox ford

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'novelist's' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'crazed beast caught between two similar crossings' is the wordplay.
'crazed' becomes 'mad' (I've seen this in another clue).
'beast' becomes 'ox'.
'caught between' means one lot of letters goes inside another (I've seen this in other clues).
'two' says to double the letters.
'similar crossings' becomes 'ford' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'mad'+'ox'='madox'
'ford' doubled is 'fordford'.
'madox' going within 'fordford' is 'FORD MADOX FORD'.

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(Other definitions for ford madox ford that I've seen before include "Writer" , "English novelist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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