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Modest talent written about in books (3,9)

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I believe the answer is:

old testament

'books' is the definition.
(books of the Bible)

'modest talent written about' is the wordplay.
'written about' is an anagram indicator (letters moved about before being rewritten).
'modest'+'talent'='modesttalent'
'modesttalent' with letters rearranged gives 'OLD TESTAMENT'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for old testament that I've seen before include "First part of the Bible" , "Modest talent (anag.)" , "Job, for example, to be found here" , "Books" , "religious work" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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