So now, author Robert Louis Stevenson starts Tangled Masses (6)

I believe the answer is:

snarls

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'itangled massesi' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'so now author robert louis stevenson starts' is the wordplay.
'starts' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letters of 'so now author robert louis stevenson' is 'SNARLS'.

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(Other definitions for snarls that I've seen before include "Growls of an angry dog" , "Growls angrily with bared teeth" , "Growls angrily, or tangles" , "Growls fiercely or tangles up" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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