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She’s let brother loose with Acton? (9,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

charlotte bronte

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'she's' is the definition.
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'let brother loose with acton?' is the wordplay.
'loose with' indicates an anagram (letters are loosened from their original positions).
'let'+'brother'='letbrother'
'letbrother' with its letters mixed up with 'acton' gives 'CHARLOTTE BRONTE'.

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(Other definitions for charlotte bronte that I've seen before include "Jane Eyre author" , "Writer" , "Victorian novelist" , "Currer Bell" , "Yorkshire novelist" .)

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