Madame Bovary author (8)
I believe the answer is:
flaubert
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">madame bovary author</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for flaubert that I've seen before include "French writer" , "Madame Bovary author, d. 1880" , "French author" .)