Resolved main fear about start of fine novel (6,4)

I believe the answer is:

animal farm

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'novel' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'resolved main fear about start of fine' is the wordplay.
'resolved' indicates an anagram.
'fear' becomes 'alarm' (alarm is a kind of fear).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'start of' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'fine' is 'f'.
'alarm' going around 'f' is 'alfarm'.
'main' anagrammed gives 'anim'.
'anim'+'alfarm'='ANIMAL FARM'

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(Other definitions for animal farm that I've seen before include "George Orwell novel" , "where Napoleon led" , "allegory" , "Book giving quote Four legs good, two legs bad" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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