Tedious novel ceases to exist (4,3)
I believe the answer is:
dies out
'ceases to exist' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'tedious novel' is the wordplay.
'novel' is an anagram indicator (letters in a new or novel order).
'tedious' is an anagram of 'DIES OUT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for dies out that I've seen is " fails to survive".)
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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