Tobias —, author of novels The Adventures of Roderick Random and The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle (8)

I believe the answer is:

smollett

(Other definitions for smollett that I've seen before include "Tobias -- (The Adventures of Roderick Random)" , "He wrote" , "Tobias ---, Scottish novelist" , "Tobias --, author" , "Random producer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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