What does the cryptic crossword clue "Potter a guaranteed success claims novelist (8)" mean?

The definition is "Potter". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). AMIS (synonym="novelist: either Kingsley Amis or his son Martin Amis") in CERT (synonym="as in “dead cert” = a guaranteed success") = CERAMIST; definition: "Potter" The answer is CERAMIST.

Potter a guaranteed success claims novelist (8)

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