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Unorthodox book (5)

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I believe the answer is:

novel

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This clue might be a double definition.

'unorthodox' is the first definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'book' is the second definition.
(I know that novel is a type of book)

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for novel that I've seen before include "New piece of fiction?" , "Innovative" , "story" , "Kim, eg" , "work of Dickens?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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