The author of "Tristram Shandy" enters with a flourish (6)
I believe the answer is:
sterne
'the author of tristram shandy' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'enters with a flourish' is the wordplay.
'enters' anagrams to 'STERNE'.
However, I am not sure how this is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sterne that I've seen before include "Author of Tristram Shandy, d. 1768" , "Laurence ..., author of 'Tristram Shandy'" , "Writer" , "Laurence ...... wrote ` `Tristram Shandy' '" , "Laurence ---, novelist; sounds hard" .)