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Challenge latest talk about long novel (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bravenewworld

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'challenge latest' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'talk about long novel' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'talk' could be 'rave' (raving is a kind of talking) and 'rave' is found within the answer.
'long' could be 'l' and 'l' is found within the answer.
'novel' could be 'new' (similar in meaning) and 'new' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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