Fiend for Austen novel (9)

I believe the answer is:

nosferatu

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'fiend' is the definition.
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'for austen novel' is the wordplay.
'novel' indicates anagramming the letters (letters in a new or novel order).
'for'+'austen'='forausten'
'forausten' with letters rearranged gives 'NOSFERATU'.

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(Other definitions for nosferatu that I've seen before include "Old film" , "1922 Dracula film" , "horror film" , "F.W. Murnau's early Dracula film" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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