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Previously mentioned ideas for a novel (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aforesaid

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

'ideas for a novel' is the wordplay.
'novel' indicates an anagram.
'ideas'+'for'+'a'='ideasfora'
'ideasfora' with letters rearranged gives 'AFORESAID'.

(Other definitions for aforesaid that I've seen before include "Above-mentioned" , "earlier" , "previously referred to" , "The one previously mentioned" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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