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Dickens novel involving Mr Bumble and Bill Sikes (6,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oliver twist

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'dickens novel' is the definition.
(Charles Dickens novel)

'mr bumble and bill sikes' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'mr' could be 'oliver' and 'oliver' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'twist' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'involving' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for oliver twist that I've seen before include "Dickens character who asked for more" , "Dickens' novel" , "One wanting more" , "Dickens eponymous hero" , "Eponymous Dickensian character" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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