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Hemingway or Sterne perhaps (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ernest

'hemingway' is the definition.
(author Ernest Hemingway)

'sterne perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates anagramming the letters.
'sterne' with letters rearranged gives 'ERNEST'.

'or' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ernest that I've seen before include "Man's name" , "Name (of dramatic importance!)" , "A new genre is myth (anag) -- author" , "- Bevin, twentieth century Labour politician" , "Boy's name (the important one!)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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