Sir Walter Scott contemporary (6)

I believe the answer is:

austen

(Other definitions for austen that I've seen before include "15 [JANE] the writer" , "English novelist, portrayed middle-class families" , "Jane --, English author" , "Jane, author of 'Pride and Prejudice'" , "Mansfield Park author" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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