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Short book Harry lent to Eve (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

novelette

'short book' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'harry lent to eve' is the wordplay.
'harry' indicates an anagram (harry can mean to attack or spoil).
'lent'+'to'+'eve'='lenttoeve'
'lenttoeve' anagrammed gives 'NOVELETTE'.

(Other definitions for novelette that I've seen before include "Short work of fiction" , "romance?" , "Short book of fiction" , "Short and light tale" , "Short story" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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