Nicolas-Jacques , inventor of the modern pencil and a hard type of crayon (5)
I believe the answer is:
conte
(Other definitions for conte that I've seen before include "Short story" , "former Chelsea manager" , "Medieval narrative tale" .)
I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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