Novelist’s irritation loudly expressed (5)
I believe the answer is:
peake
'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'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for peake that I've seen before include "Thin wooden facing" , "Mervyn --, author (Gormenghast trilogy)" .)