Weapon in novel Pale Fire (3,5)

I believe the answer is:

pea-rifle

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

'novel pale fire' is the wordplay.
'novel' indicates an anagram.
'pale'+'fire'='palefire'
'palefire' anagrammed gives 'PEA-RIFLE'.

'in' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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