Novel articles put in case (7)

I believe the answer is:

sheathe

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'in case' is the definition.
'sheathe' can be an answer for 'case' (thesaurus). I am not sure about the 'in' bit.

'novel articles' is the wordplay.
'novel' becomes 'she' (I've seen this before).
'articles' becomes 'athe' ('a' and 'the', indefinite and definite articles).
'she'+'athe'='SHEATHE'

'put' is the link.

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(Other definitions for sheathe that I've seen before include "Encase in protection" , "Put (a sword) into case" , "Protective cover, for sword say" , "Put away (a sword)" , "Cover in case" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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