Cheap novel (5,8)

I believe the answer is:

penny dreadful

(Other definitions for penny dreadful that I've seen before include "Old publication" , "old comic?" , "Cheap pulp novel" , "sensational work" , "Cheap storybook" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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