Crossword Genius

Victorian perhaps linked with books primarily (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

boz

'victorian perhaps linked with books primarily' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'victorian perhaps linked with books primarily' is the wordplay.
'victorian perhaps' becomes 'Oz' (Victoria is a state of Australia or 'Oz').
'linked with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'primarily' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'books' is 'b'.
'oz' put after 'b' is 'BOZ'.

(Other definitions for boz that I've seen before include "Pseudonym of Charles Dickens" , "Sketch writer" , "Dickens's pen name" , "Dickens's pseudonym" , "Sketches by - (Dickens)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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