Book with a stiff durable cover (8)

I believe the answer is:

hardback

(Other definitions for hardback that I've seen before include "Durable version of book" , "Penguins are rarely so" , "Book with board covers" , "Sort of book" , "It might be a novel!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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