Dealing with famous author (8)
I believe the answer is:
fielding
I believe this is a double definition.
'dealing with' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)
'famous author' is the second definition.
(either Henry Fielding or Helen Fielding)
(Other definitions for fielding that I've seen before include "Tom Jones author, d.1754" , "Playing cricket; author" , "novelist?" , "Perhaps trying to catch out" , "What long leg is doing" .)