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Bookish Jane right to be in Observer (4)

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eyre

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'bookish jane' is the definition.
'eyre' can be an answer for 'jane' (fictional character Jane Eyre). I am unsure of the 'bookish' bit.

'right to be in observer' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'to be in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'observer' becomes 'eye' (organ which sees or observes).
'r' put inside 'eye' is 'EYRE'.

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(Other definitions for eyre that I've seen before include "C. Bronte's orphan Jane" , "See 8" , "Charlotte Bronte's Jane" , "Jane --, 1874 novel" , "one loved by Rochester" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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