The "A" in YA fiction (5)

I believe the answer is:

adult

(Other definitions for adult that I've seen before include "Older person" , "Mature - grown-up" , "Mature, fully-grown" , "No child" , "Mature, fully grown" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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