Keep novel started in city (9)
I believe the answer is:
newcastle
'city' is the definition.
(Newcastle is an example)
'keep novel started' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'keep' could be 'castle' (I've seen this before) and 'castle' is found within the answer.
'novel' could be 'new' (synonyms) and 'new' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for newcastle that I've seen before include "English city" , "Man City?" , "City on the Tyne" , "port for England" , "Tyneside city" .)