Comic is vivid and new (7,5)

I believe the answer is:

graphic novel

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'comic' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'vivid and new' is the wordplay.
'vivid' becomes 'graphic' (synonyms).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'new' becomes 'novel' (synonyms).
'graphic'+'novel'='GRAPHIC NOVEL'

'is' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for graphic novel that I've seen is " Book with a comic strip format".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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