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Pseudonym of Herman Cyril McNeile, author of 1920 novel Bull-dog Drummond (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sapper

(Other definitions for sapper that I've seen before include "Royal Engineer" , "Private soldier in the Royal Engineers" , "Writer" , "Something that wears down" , "Military engineer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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