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Force-fed Roth novel in private (3,3,6)

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I believe the answer is:

off the record

'in private' is the definition.
(off the record means unofficially or in private)

'force-fed roth novel' is the wordplay.
'novel' indicates an anagram (letters in a new or novel order).
'force'+'fed'+'roth'='forcefedroth'
'forcefedroth' with letters rearranged gives 'OFF-THE-RECORD'.

(Other definitions for off the record that I've seen before include "Deleted from disc" , "Where a needle used be taken" , "Where the rejected tracks are kept" , "not intended for release?" , "Confidential - not for publication" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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