Rubbish a true novel writer (11)

I believe the answer is:

litterateur

'writer' is the definition.
(litterateur is a kind of writer)

'rubbish a true novel' is the wordplay.
'rubbish' becomes 'litter' (litter is a kind of rubbish**).
'novel' indicates an anagram.
'true' is an anagram of 'teur'.
'litter'+'a'+'teur'='LITTERATEUR'

(Another definition for litterateur that I've seen is " Bookish type".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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