Unusual romance (5)

I believe the answer is:

novel

This clue is a double definition.

'unusual' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)

'romance' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for novel that I've seen before include "Previously unknown" , "story" , "Kim, eg" , "New sort of fiction?" , "piece of writing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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