Salman , author of 1981 novel Midnight's Children (7)

I believe the answer is:

rushdie

(Other definitions for rushdie that I've seen before include "Salman -, Br. author" , "Salman, writer" , "See 23 Across. 23 and 22 Across: Author under Islamic sentence of death for blasphemy" , "Salman - - (lit.)" , "Salman --, novelist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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