Apprehension after sticky substance found in excellent book (4,4)

I believe the answer is:

good read

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'in excellent book' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'apprehension after sticky substance' is the wordplay.
'apprehension' becomes 'dread' (synonyms).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'sticky substance' becomes 'goo' (goo is a slimy or sticky substance).
'dread' put after 'goo' is 'GOOD READ'.

'found' acts as a link.

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