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Have novel experience? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

read

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This clue might be a double definition.

'have' is the first definition.
(reading is a kind of having)

'novel experience?' is the second definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to thinking as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?

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(Other definitions for read that I've seen before include "Interpret (text)" , "Understand written music" , "Check, emend (proof)" , "Interpret writing" , "Use a book" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Telegraph.
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