Entertainment of a new kind? (5)

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novel

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'entertainment of a new kind?' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for novel that I've seen before include "Of a kind not seen before" , "literary work" , "book such as Brave New World" , "story" , "Scoop, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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