"Of Human Bondage" author (7)
I believe the answer is:
maugham
'of human bondage author' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for maugham that I've seen before include "Author of 'Cakes and Ale'" , "Somerset --, playwright" , "W. Somerset -, writer" , "Somerset -, English dramatist" .)