Nursery rhyme byline (6,5)

I believe the answer is:

mother goose

(Other definitions for mother goose that I've seen before include "Pantomime" , "Imaginary author of a nursery rhyme collection" , "[FAIRY STORY REF]" , "Panto" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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