"Parable of the Talents" author Butler (7)

I believe the answer is:

octavia

(Other definitions for octavia that I've seen before include "tragedy" , "Wife of Nero" , "Mark Antony and Nero had wives of this name" , "Shakespeare character" , "Antony's wife" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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