Steamy row disturbed boy in book (3,6)

I believe the answer is:

tom sawyer

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'boy in book' is the definition.
'tom sawyer' can be an answer for 'boy' (I have seen 'American boy' mean 'tom sawyer' so perhaps 'boy' could also mean 'tom sawyer'). I am not sure about the 'in book' bit.

'steamy row disturbed' is the wordplay.
'disturbed' indicates an anagram (the order of letters is disturbed).
'steamy'+'row'='steamyrow'
'steamyrow' anagrammed gives 'TOM SAWYER'.

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(Other definitions for tom sawyer that I've seen before include "Work" , "a resident of St Petersburg" , "Mark Twain's hero" , "Mark Twain's adventurous boy" , "Mark Twain character" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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