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A book or a novel including the Scriptures (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

koran

'scriptures' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Muslim Scriptures ' mean 'koran' so perhaps 'scriptures' could also mean 'koran')

'a book or a novel including' is the wordplay.
'including' indicates a hidden word.
'KORAN' is hidden in the letters of 'book or a novel'.

'the' is the link.

(Other definitions for koran that I've seen before include "Sacred texts of Islam" , "Sacred book of Islam (5)" , "Sacred writings of Islam" , "Sacred Islamic writings" , "Good book" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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