Russian author (3,7)
'russian author' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for tolstoy that I've seen before include "Author of Anna Karenina, d.1910" , "Lost toy of the Russian author" , "Russian writer, 1828-1910" , "Russian novelist" , "Great Russian author of 'War and Peace'" .)
'russian author' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for nabokov that I've seen before include "'Russian-American author, famously of Lolita (7)'" , "Russian author" , "Lolita writer" , "Author of ''Lolita'' in book van" , "Vladimir --, author" .)