Novel is about spying, criticising The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, for instance (4,9)
I believe the answer is:
book reviewing
'the cold for instance' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.
'novel is about spying criticising the spy who came in' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'about' could be 're' (regarding) and 're' is present in the answer.
'in' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
'from' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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