Steppenwolf author (5)
I believe the answer is:
hesse
'steppenwolf author' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for hesse that I've seen before include "German state, capital Wiesbaden" , "writer in Germany" , "Hermann --, German writer" , "poet" , "Nobel winner" .)