Writer Kipling never expected to meet (5)

I believe the answer is:

twain

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'writer' is the first definition.
(author Mark Twain)

'kipling never expected to meet' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for twain that I've seen before include "Mark ___ , American writer" , "two in history" , "A pen-name" , "Two, formerly" , "brace" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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