Author Brown (3)

I believe the answer is:

dee

(Other definitions for dee that I've seen before include "River of Scotland" , "Scots river" , "Balmoral's river" , "Name of many rivers" , "Welsh/English river" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press, The New York Times and the King Feature Syndicate.

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