Moderate month for Eliot's work (11)

I believe the answer is:

middlemarch

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'eliot's work' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'moderate month' is the wordplay.
'moderate' becomes 'middle' (similar in meaning).
'month' becomes 'march' (March is an example).
'middle'+'march'='MIDDLEMARCH'

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for middlemarch that I've seen before include "Novel by female author" , "Book by George Eliot" , "George Eliot novel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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