Write the title assumed by the author (7)

I believe the answer is:

penname

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'assumed by the author' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'write the title' is the wordplay.
'write' becomes 'pen' (synonyms).
'the title' becomes 'name' (I've seen this in another clue).
'pen'+'name'='PENNAME'

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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