Novelist not finishing Rob Roy, for example? (4)
I believe the answer is:
scot
'rob roy for example?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'novelist not finishing' is the wordplay.
'novelist' becomes 'scott' (I have seen 'old novelist' mean 'scott' so perhaps 'novelist' could also mean 'scott').
'not finishing' means to remove the last letter.
'scott' with its final letter removed is 'SCOT'.
(Other definitions for scot that I've seen before include "Glaswegian perhaps" , "Highlander, say" , "Eg, Glasgow native" , "Aberdonian perhaps" , "UK northerner" .)