Turn up old form of address for Georgia writer (6)

I believe the answer is:

harris

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(Other definitions for harris that I've seen before include "Joel Chandler --, creator of Brer Rabbit" , "Cloth from Scottish island" , "Lewis with ------, Hebridean island" , "Isle known for tweed" , "somewhere in the Hebrides" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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