Book about the limitations of levitation (5)

I believe the answer is:

novel

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'book' is the definition.
(I know that novel is a type of book)

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(Other definitions for novel that I've seen before include "A work of fiction of new kind" , "Fictitious prose work" , "story" , "Volume of prose fiction" , "book such as Brave New World" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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