___ Carter, novelist, short story writer and poet, d. 1992 (6)

I believe the answer is:

angela

(Other definitions for angela that I've seen before include ". . . Lansbury (actress)" , "girl" , "- Carter, English writer" , "woman" , "Frau Merkel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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