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Book in English period (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

engage

'book' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'english period' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'eng'.
'period' becomes 'age' (I've seen this before).
'eng'+'age'='ENGAGE'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for engage that I've seen before include "Employ or get involved in battle" , "start fighting" , "Mesh" , "Hire for work" , "Take on, hire" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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