"The Mystery of __ Drood": Dickens novel (5)

I believe the answer is:

edwin

(Other definitions for edwin that I've seen before include "ancient king" , "and 19: Dickensian character" , "Wined (anag.), man's name" , "-- Hubble (astronomer)" , "Man" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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