"The Bells” writer (3)
I believe the answer is:
poe
'the bells writer' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for poe that I've seen before include "Author of The Murders in the Rue Morgue" , "Edgar Allan ---, poet more famous for his gothic short stories" , "Edgar Allan . . ., American writer of horror stories" , "The Raven writer" , "Edgar Allen, great American writer of eerie stories" .)