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US author – one who sends letters? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mailer

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'us author aeur one who' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'letters?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'letters?' could be 'mail' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'mail' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'er' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'sends' is the link.

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(Other definitions for mailer that I've seen before include "American author of The Naked and the Dead, d. 2007" , "Norman --, US author" , "One putting armour on" , "Poster" , "novelist" .)

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