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Ode by Gogol then adapted for book and film (3,4,7)

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I believe the answer is:

the long goodbye

'book and film' is the definition.
(film based on Raymond Chandler book)

'ode by gogol then adapted' is the wordplay.
'adapted' is an anagram indicator.
'ode'+'by'+'gogol'+'then'='odebygogolthen'
'odebygogolthen' with letters rearranged gives 'THE LONG GOODBYE'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for the long goodbye that I've seen before include "Work" , "involving taking extended leave?" , "book, and film" .)

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