Literary friend of Sam, Merry and Pippin (5)

I believe the answer is:

frodo

(Other definitions for frodo that I've seen before include "- - Baggins (Tolkein)" , "In the sky" , "Lord of the Rings protagonist" , "Hero of The Lord of the Rings" , "literary ring-bearer" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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