Novel set in Harlem, Manhattan (4)

I believe the answer is:

emma

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'novel' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'in harlem manhattan' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'EMMA' is hidden in the letters of 'harlem manhattan'.

'set' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for emma that I've seen before include "companion for Pip" , "heroine of novel" , "Lady - Hamilton, Nelson-s mistress" , "companion for Nelson" , "Jane Austen novel and Nelson's lover" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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