Author with Irish name (8)
16D — Author with Irish name (8) — ANDERSEN
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Definition
Definition found: 'Author' — 'Author' is the definition — it sits at one end of the clue, as definitions always do.'Author' is the definition — it sits at one end of the clue, as definitions always do.
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Wordplay
Wordplay: CharadeNo indicator words — the parts just join end to end.
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'name' → NLook for the standard cryptic abbreviations in the clue — short words that stand in for one or two letters.
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Assembly
AND + ERSE + N = ANDERSEN