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Quietly request saint be replaced by a novice in the backstory (7)

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prequel

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(Other definitions for prequel that I've seen before include "Story preceding another" , "Possibly book in advance" , "What happened before" , "A story beginning prior to the start of the original one" , "Young Sherlock Holmes, say" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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