What does the cryptic crossword clue "Author one wunning along a wailway twack (5)" mean?

The definition is "Author". The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). Sounds like TRAIN (one running along a railway track) by someone with a non-standard pronunciation of the letter R. The US author Mark Twain (real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens). The answer is TWAIN.

Author one wunning along a wailway twack (5)

Independent Cryptic #11929 | 27 Across | 2025-01-02 flower

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