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Book reader insults a novel (8,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

treasure island

'book' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'reader insults a novel' is the wordplay.
'novel' indicates anagramming the letters.
'reader'+'insults'+'a'='readerinsultsa'
'readerinsultsa' with letters rearranged gives 'TREASURE ISLAND'.

(Other definitions for treasure island that I've seen before include "Book by Stevenson" , "R.L. Stevenson novel" , "work" , "book - with 5a" , "Tale of adventure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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