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November is a new month (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nisan

'month' is the definition.
(month of the Hebrew calendar)

'november is a new' is the wordplay.
'november' becomes 'N' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'new' becomes 'n' (abbreviation as in New Testament NT).
'n'+'is'+'a'+'n'='NISAN'

(Other definitions for nisan that I've seen before include "month in Israel" , "when Passover begins" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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