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English novel that's On Chesil Beach? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shingle

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

'english novel that's on chesil' is the wordplay.
'english' can be anagrammed to 'SHINGLE'.
But, I am unsure how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for shingle that I've seen before include "'hairdo'" , "may be lying on the beach" , "One lying on the beach" , "A tile; some beach" , "Loose stones" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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