"Purple" stuff in books (5)

I believe the answer is:

prose

(Other definitions for prose that I've seen before include "Not poetry" , "Text" , "Gossipy talker" , "Ordinary spoken or written language" , "Non-verse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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