Novel character sporting tuxedo on QI (3,7)

I believe the answer is:

don quixote

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'novel character' is the definition.
'don quixote' can be an answer for 'character' (Don Quixote is an example). I am unsure of the 'novel' bit.

'sporting tuxedo on qi' is the wordplay.
'sporting' is an anagram indicator.
'tuxedo'+'on'+'qi'='tuxedoonqi'
'tuxedoonqi' anagrammed gives 'DON QUIXOTE'.

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(Other definitions for don quixote that I've seen before include "chivalrous character" , "book" , "Novel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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