The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ANON
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result ANON
- In German, one’s coming
- Soon Canterbury’s leader must abandon church rule
- Soon cutting intro from French opera
- A refusal from Paris, soon
- Clergyman dropping off Conservative shortly
- Article about the most prolific author?
- Soon member of clergy’s heading off
- Girl accepting ring in the near future
- Author unknown, all works lacking initial
- Woman entertaining love for unidentified writer
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The straight part
We know that "Author unknown" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case author unknown = anon.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ANON mean?
ANON adverb- Straight away; at once.
- Soon; in a little while.
- At another time; then; again.
- An anonymous person, especially an author.
- A work with an unknown author.
- A work without a title.
- Anonymous