Influential Victorian essayist clearly red-pencilled (7)
I believe the answer is:
carlyle
'influential victorian essayist' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'clearly red-pencilled' is the wordplay.
'clearly' anagrams to 'CARLYLE'.
However, I'm unsure how the anagram is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for carlyle that I've seen before include "Scots historian" , "Thomas -, nineteenth century British essayist/historian" , "Scottish writer" , "Thomas ---, Victorian sage" , "Victorian historian" .)