Novelist’s irritation loudly expressed (5)

I believe the answer is:

peake

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'novelist's' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'irritation loudly expressed' is the wordplay.
'irritation' becomes 'pique' (pique is irritation or annoyance).
'loudly expressed' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'pique' is a homophone of 'PEAKE'.

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(Other definitions for peake that I've seen before include "Thin wooden facing" , "Mervyn --, author (Gormenghast trilogy)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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