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Pride's novel companion (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prejudice

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This clue might be a double definition.

'pride's' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'novel companion' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.

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(Other definitions for prejudice that I've seen before include "Bias" , "disadvantage" , "Intolerance" , "Make biased" , "Jane Austen wrote 'Pride and . . . .'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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