2010 novel by Joan Thomas (9)

I believe the answer is:

curiosity

(Other definitions for curiosity that I've seen before include "Unusual object" , "Killer of cat" , "Proverbially, it killed the cat" , "25 28 [MARS LANDER]" , "That's a strange thing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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