"The Ant and the Grasshopper” author (5)
I believe the answer is:
aesop
'the ant and the grasshopper author' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for aesop that I've seen before include "Classic fable writer" , "Ancient Greek fabulist" , "classic author" , "Greek author, famous for his fables" , "Greek author of fables (c 620-560 BC)" .)