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Editor off, she'll recast novel (4,2,3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lord of the flies

'novel' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'editor off she'll recast' is the wordplay.
'recast' indicates an anagram.
'editor'+'off'+'shell'='editoroffshell'
'editoroffshell' with letters rearranged gives 'LORD OF THE FLIES'.

(Other definitions for lord of the flies that I've seen before include "peer: he clocks up the air miles?" , "Novel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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