Name novel bar changed beyond words?

I believe the answer is:

nonverbal

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'name novel bar changed beyond words?' is the definition.
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'name novel bar changed' is the wordplay.
'name' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation e.g. on forms).
'changed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'novel'+'bar'='novelbar'
'novelbar' anagrammed gives 'onverbal'.
'n'+'onverbal'='NONVERBAL'

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