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"White Teeth" novelist Smith (5)

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I believe the answer is:

zadie

'white teeth novelist smith' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Another definition for zadie that I've seen is " -- Smith, female novelist".)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and the LA Times.
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