"Uprooted" novelist Novik (5)

I believe the answer is:

naomi

(Other definitions for naomi that I've seen before include "Girl's name -- I moan (anag)" , "mother- in-law" , "Mother-in-law of Ruth (Bible)" , "Girl" , "OT female" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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