Short work of fiction (9)

I think it could be either:

Which length description are you looking for?:

novella

'short work of fiction' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for novella that I've seen before include "Small book" , "Slim work of fiction" , "Short work of fiction" , "piece of fiction" , "Slim volume of fiction" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and the LA Times.

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