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Russian writer of 'Dr No' told story (7)

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tolstoy

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(Other definitions for tolstoy that I've seen before include "Count Leo . . . . . . . wrote 'War and Peace'" , "Lost toy of the Russian author" , "Author of Anna Karenina, d.1910" , "Russian novelist" , "Writer of War and Peace, d.1910" .)

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