Writer of short prose (8)

I believe the answer is:

essayist

(Other definitions for essayist that I've seen before include "I write" , "Writer of shorter pieces" , "Lamb, perhaps" , "Lamb, for example" , "Writer such as Addison" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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