What’s a person expected to do, cancelling old children’s author? (6)
I believe the answer is:
nesbit
'author?' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Edwardian author' mean 'nesbit' so perhaps 'author' could also mean 'nesbit')
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nesbit that I've seen before include "Edwardian author" , "Children's writer" , "Edith --, author of The Railway Children" , "Lady novelist" , "Edith ---, wrote Railway Children" .)